John Adams: Doctor Atomic
2007, English. Directed by Peter Sellars.
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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- 3h 51m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 June 2007
- Country
- Netherlands
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- Peter Sellars
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John Adams: Doctor Atomic runs 231 minutes (3h 51m).
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Who directed John Adams: Doctor Atomic?
John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007) was directed by Peter Sellars and stars Gerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens.