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John Adams: Doctor Atomic

0% | Jun 01, 2007 | Drama, Music

The European premiere of the opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars, in a co-production of the San Francisco Opera (where the work premiered), the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and De Nederlandse Opera. The plot focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb (the "Trinity" test) was being prepared.

Featured Crew

John Adams
Original Music Composer
Peter Sellars
Director

Cast

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Gerald Finley
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Jessica Rivera
Kitty Oppenheimer
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Eric Owens
Gen. Leslie Groves
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Richard Paul Fink
Edward Teller
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James Maddalena
Jack Hubbard

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