John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Gerald Finley

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Jessica Rivera

Kitty Oppenheimer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eric Owens

Gen. Leslie Groves

Age : 53 | Popularity : 4%

Richard Paul Fink

Edward Teller

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

James Maddalena

Jack Hubbard

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Glenn

Robert Wilson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jay Hunter Morris

Capt. James Nolan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ellen Rabiner

Pasqualita

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Peter Sellars
Writing	Writer	Peter Sellars
Sound	Conductor	Lawrence Renes
	Sound	Mark Grey
	Original Music Composer	John Adams
Crew	Choreographer	Lucinda Childs
Lighting	Lighting Director	James F. Ingalls
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Dunya Ramicova
Department	Role	Name

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