2007
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3h 51m
Genres
Drama
Music
Production Companies
De Nederlandse Opera
John Adams: Doctor Atomic
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Peter Sellars
Writer: Peter Sellars
