(John Adams: Doctor Atomic)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Netherlands

Genres:

Drama,

Music

Runtime:

231 minutes

Year:

2007

Directors:

Peter Sellars

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Production companies:

De Nederlandse Opera

Actors:

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kitty Oppenheimer

Gen. Leslie Groves

Edward Teller

Jack Hubbard

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Director

Conductor

Writer

Sound