Doctor Atomic : opera in two acts
(DVD)

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Sellars, Peter librettist,
Finley, Gerald, 1960- performer.
Rivera, Jessica (Soprano), performer.
Owens, Eric, 1970- performer.
Fink, Richard Paul performer.
Published
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK : Opus Arte, [2008].
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Atomic bomb -- Drama.
Drama.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Operas.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967 -- Drama.
Sellars, Peter -- Interviews.
Video recordings.

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Published
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK : Opus Arte, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 230 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
809478009986

Notes

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 ; co-production of San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and De Nederlandse Opera.
Creation/Production Credits
Co-production of De Nederlandse Opera and NPS ; TV director, Peter Sellars ; DVD Producer, Ferenc van Damme.
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) ; Ruud van Eijk (Lieutenant Bush) ; Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest ; Koor van De Nederlands Opera ; Lawrence Renes, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded live at Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 7, 25 & 29 June 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; LPCM stereo., digital DTS surround; aspect ratio 16/9 anamorphic; double layer disc; all regions.
Language
Sung in English; subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sellars, P., Finley, G., Rivera, J. (., Owens, E., Fink, R. P., Maddalena, J., Glenn, T., Morris, J. H., Rabiner, E., Renes, L., Lobel, A., Ramicova, D., Childs, L., & Adams, J. (2008). Doctor Atomic: opera in two acts ([Widescreen].). Opus Arte.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Peter Sellars et al.. 2008. Doctor Atomic: Opera in Two Acts. Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK: Opus Arte.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Peter Sellars et al.. Doctor Atomic: Opera in Two Acts Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK: Opus Arte, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Sellars, P., Finley, G., Rivera, J. (., Owens, E., Fink, R. P., Maddalena, J. and Glenn, T. et al (2008). Doctor atomic: opera in two acts. [Widescreen]. Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, UK: Opus Arte.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sellars, Peter, et al. Doctor Atomic: Opera in Two Acts [Widescreen]., Opus Arte, 2008.

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