John Adams: Doctor Atomic
2007 | 231m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Peter Sellars |
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| Writer: | Peter Sellars |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 2007 |
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| Director: | Peter Sellars |
| Writer: | Peter Sellars |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | opera, musical |
| Production Companies | De Nederlandse Opera |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 25, 2026 Entered: Jun 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Gerald Finley | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| Jessica Rivera | Kitty Oppenheimer |
| Eric Owens | Gen. Leslie Groves |
| Richard Paul Fink | Edward Teller |
| James Maddalena | Jack Hubbard |
| Thomas Glenn | Robert Wilson |
| Jay Hunter Morris | Capt. James Nolan |
| Ellen Rabiner | Pasqualita |
| Name | Job |
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| Mark Grey | Sound |
| Peter Sellars | Director, Writer |
| Lawrence Renes | Conductor |
| Dunya Ramicova | Costume Design |
| James F. Ingalls | Lighting Director |
| Lucinda Childs | Choreographer |
| John Adams | Original Music Composer |
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