Only 2 productions (16 shows) took place in the last 5 years. Opera Base says there have been 13 productions of Doctor Atomic with 104 shows to date. The opera video, also directed by Peter Sellars, was made from the 2007 opera production in Amsterdam. (The Nagasaki bomb was the larger “Fat Man”.)ĭoctor Atomic premiered in 2005 at the San Francisco Opera. It was a “Little Boy”, with the spherical shape depicted in the opera. The first atomic bomb to be used in combat was dropped on August 6 over Hiroshima. The first atomic bomb test took place on July 26, 1945, about 75 years ago. You can prep for the shifting style and tone of various segments of the libretto, which you can find on the Internet. From the remaining extras you can get up to speed on the characters portrayed and see historic photos of some of the gear that is represented by props in the show. Sellars in his interview gives you backstory and discusses the moral issues that arose in 1945 and which still haunt us today. You probably already know that Doctor Atomic depicts the personalities and events surrounding the first atomic bomb explosion achieved by the Manhattan Project under Dr. Start with the 27 minute interview with Peter Sellars. But Doctor Atomic is a profound opera, and it likely will seem difficult on first encounter. If you're new to a work, I usually suggest that you watch it cold. Released 2009, disc has Dolby 5.1 TrueHD sound. Ingalls choreography by Lucinda Childs sound effects by Mark Grey. Sets by Adrianne Lobel costumes by Dunya Ramicova lighting by James F. Lawrence Renes conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera (Chorus Director Martin Wright). Robert Oppenheimer), Jessica Rivera (Kitty Oppenheimer), Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves), Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller), James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard), Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson), Jay Hunter Morris (Captain James Nolan), Ellen Rabiner (Pasqualita), and Ruud van Jijk (Lieutenant Bush). Directed 2007 by Peter Sellars at De Nederlandse Opera. John Adams Doctor Atomic opera to libretto of historically accurate statements and a clutch of poems assembled by Peter Sellars.
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