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

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Jessica Rivera

Kitty Oppenheimer

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Eric Owens

Gen. Leslie Groves

Age : 54 | Popularity : 5%

Richard Paul Fink

Edward Teller

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James Maddalena

Jack Hubbard

Age : 70 | Popularity : 6%

Thomas Glenn

Robert Wilson

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Jay Hunter Morris

Capt. James Nolan

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Ellen Rabiner

Pasqualita

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Crew

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