John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007)
John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007)
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.

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Cast

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


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Genres: Drama, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 01 June 2007

Country: NL

Runtime: 231m

Company Credits

Company: De Nederlandse Opera

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Cast

Gerald Finley

Gerald Finley

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Jessica Rivera

Jessica Rivera

Kitty Oppenheimer

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Gen. Leslie Groves

Richard Paul Fink

Richard Paul Fink

Edward Teller

James Maddalena

James Maddalena

Jack Hubbard

Thomas Glenn

Thomas Glenn

Robert Wilson

Jay Hunter Morris

Jay Hunter Morris

Capt. James Nolan

Ellen Rabiner

Ellen Rabiner

Pasqualita

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

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Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

Dunya Ramicova

Dunya Ramicova

Costume Design

Sound

John Adams

John Adams

Original Music Composer

Lawrence Renes

Lawrence Renes

Conductor

Mark Grey

Mark Grey

Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

James F. Ingalls

James F. Ingalls

Lighting Director

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Lucinda Childs

Lucinda Childs

Choreographer

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