Doctor Atomic : opera in two acts
(DVD)
Contributors
Sellars, Peter, librettist,
Finley, Gerald, 1960- singer.
Rivera, Jessica (Soprano), singer.
Owens, Eric, 1970- singer.
Fink, Richard Paul, singer.
Finley, Gerald, 1960- singer.
Rivera, Jessica (Soprano), singer.
Owens, Eric, 1970- singer.
Fink, Richard Paul, singer.
Published
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : Opus Arte, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 230 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
DVD 782.1 Doc
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DVD 782.1 Doc
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Published
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : Opus Arte, [2008].
Language
English
UPC
809478009986
Notes
General Note
Program notes by Thomas May in English, French and German (25 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
General Note
Extra features: illustrated synopsis; cast gallery; mini documentaries about the opera, the cast, the composer and the director; interview with Peter Sellars, librettist & stage director.
Creation/Production Credits
Sets, Adrianne Lobel ; costumes, Dunya Ramicova ; lighting, James F. Ingalls ; choreography, Lucinda Childs ; sound, Mark Grey.
Participants/Performers
Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer) ; Jessica Rivera (Kitty Oppenheimer) ; Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves) ; Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller) ; James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard) ; Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson) ; Jay Hunter Morris (Captain James Nolan) ; Ellen Rabiner (Pasqualita) ; Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest ; Koor van De Nederlands Opera ; Lawrence Renes, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded live at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, June 7, 25 and 29, 2007.
Description
J. Robert Oppenheimer began an experiment that formed a threat to the whole of humanity, and whose scientific results still do today. The question of the moral implications of the atomic bomb is raised in Adams opera.
System Details
DVD, aspect ratio: 16/9 anamorphic; double layer disc; all regions; LPCM stereo., digital DTS surround.
Language
Sung in English; optional subtitles in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian or Spanish.