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John Adams: Doctor Atomic

NR 3 hr 51 minDrama, Music
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.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:De Nederlandse Opera
Movie Tags:
musicalopera