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John Adams: Doctor Atomic

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.

Top Cast

  • Gerald Finley

    Gerald Finley

    J. Robert Oppenheimer

  • Jessica Rivera

    Jessica Rivera

    Kitty Oppenheimer

  • Eric Owens

    Eric Owens

    Gen. Leslie Groves

  • Richard Paul Fink

    Richard Paul Fink

    Edward Teller

  • James Maddalena

    James Maddalena

    Jack Hubbard

  • Thomas Glenn

    Thomas Glenn

    Robert Wilson

  • Jay Hunter Morris

    Jay Hunter Morris

    Capt. James Nolan

  • Ellen Rabiner

    Ellen Rabiner

    Pasqualita

Overview

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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