John Adams: Doctor Atomic (2007)

Title: John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Original Title: John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Release Date: 2007-06-01

Status: Released

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Language: EN

Genres: Drama, Music

Production Companies: De Nederlandse Opera

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.