Doctor Atomic [2 Discs]

Overview

Composer John Adams authored this distinctly modern opera, commissioned and mounted by The San Francisco Opera in conjunction with De Nederlandse Opera and The Lyric Opera of Chicago, and helmed for the stage by the controversial Peter Sellars. Written and performed entirely in English, it weaves the tale of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the detonation of the first atomic bomb outside of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Gerald Finley stars as Oppenheimer; Jessica Rivera as his wife, Kitty; and Eric Owens as General Leslie Groves. Those with strong stomachs should be forewarned that the program incorporates graphic images of wartime carnage.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2008
UPC:	0809478009986
Original Release:	2007
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	All
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	3:50:00

Special Features

Illustrated synopsis; Cast gallery; Mini documentaries about the opera, the cast, the composer and the director; Interview with Peter Sellars, librettist & stage director

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gerald Finley	J. Robert Oppenheimer
Lawrence Renes	Primary Artist
Gerald Finley	Primary Artist
Jessica Rivera	Kitty Oppenheimer,Primary Artist
Eric Owens	General Leslie Groves
Richard Fink	Edward Teller
James Maddalena	Jack Hubbard
Thomas Glenn	Robert Wilson
Jay Hunter Morris	Captain James Nolan
Ellen Rabineer	Pasqualita
John Adams	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark Grey	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Sellars	Director