John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

Synopsis

Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and commentary from his collaborators and the master himself. Highlights include performances of Adams's Grammy Award-winning operas “Nixon in China” and “El Niño” and excerpts from Penny Woolcock’s film adaptation of “The Death of Klinghoffer”. Works by Steve Reich and Conlon Nancarrow are also performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain at the Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet.

Main Cast

John Adams

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Amita Dhiri

Self (Narrator)

Age : 57 | Popularity : 7%

Peter Sellars

Self

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Michael Tilson Thomas

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alice Goodman

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Penny Woolcock

Self

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Tom Randle

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Bob Coles David Jeffcock
Sound	Conductor	Brad Lubman Jonathan Nott John Adams Kent Nagano
	Musician	André Trouttet
	Original Music Composer	John Adams Steve Reich Conlon Nancarrow
Department	Role	Name

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