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North American Works Directory Listing
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John Adams
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| Librettist: |
Peter Sellars
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| Other Artistic Personnel: |
Donald Runnicles (Conductor)
Peter Sellars (Director)
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| Original Cast: |
Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer)
Kristine Jepson (Kitty Oppenheimer)
Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller)
Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson)
James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard)
Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves)
Jay Hunter Morris (Captain James Nolan)
Beth Clayton (Pasqualita)
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| Premiere Date: |
October 01, 2005
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| Producing Company: |
San Francisco Opera
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| Description: |
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 1945: Germany has surrendered but Japan fights on, potentially costing hundreds of thousands more lives.
In the New Mexico desert a group of young physicists, led by the brilliant, complex J. Robert Oppenheimer, have labored furiously in race against Hitler to develop the world's first atomic bomb. In the unbearable tension of the final hours before the first test explosion, they confront huge moral questions, and grapple with the magnitude of the "gadget's" consequences.
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| Character List (Major): |
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (bar)
Kitty Oppenheimer (s)
Edward Teller (b)
Robert Wilson (t)
Pasqualita (con)
General Leslie Groves (bar)
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| Character List (Minor): |
Jack Hubbard (bar)
Captain James Nolan (t)
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| Reviews: |
New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, 12/17/07; New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, 10/14/08; New York Times, Dennis Overbye, 10/18/05; New York Magazine, Justin Davidson, 10/21/08; Scientific American, Michael Shermer, 11/11/08; The Independent, Edward Seckerson, 2/26/09; Newsweek, Vibhuti Patel, 10/15/08; Stanford OperaGlass, Judy Richter;
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| Chorus: |
SSSAATTBB (scientists, technicians, wives and military personnel working on the atomic bomb)
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| Orchestration: |
3 fl(2 picc), 3 ob(Eng Hrn), 3 cl(Ebcl, bcl, dbcl), 3 bsn(dbn) - 4 hrn, 3 tpt(pic tpt), 3 tbn, 1 tba - hp, cel, timp, 4 perc(thunder sheet, glsp, tgl, tuned gong, crot, susp.cym, med tam-t, BD, 2 roto toms, chinese cym, SD, tuned gongs/chimes, lg tam-t, sus chinese cym, crot, BD, tgl/tuned gongs, lo gong, susp cym, thunder sheet, med tam-tlg tam-t, hi susp cym, xyl, crot, chimes, low susp cym, antique cym, hi tgl, met tam-t, sm tam-t, med gong, alarm bell, BD/lg chinese cym, susp cym, tam-t, tuned gongs, BD, 2 high tgls, bass chime) - computer controlled sound system - str
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| Contact: |
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
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| Address: |
229 W 28th Street, Floor 11
New York, NY 10001
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| Phone: |
212-358-5300
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The Opera Fund Awardee Information
| Award Category: |
2004
Repertoire Development
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| Project Name: |
Dr. Atomic
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| Awardee: |
San Francisco Opera
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| Director: |
Peter Sellars
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Audio Visual Materials
Images:
From left to right: Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer)
Courtesy of: San Francisco Opera; Photo credit: Terrence McCarthy
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From left to right: Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer), Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller), Beth Clayton (Pasqualita)
Courtesy of: San Francisco Opera; Photo credit: Terrence McCarthy
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From left to right: San Francisco Opera Chorus
Courtesy of: San Francisco Opera; Photo credit: Terrence McCarthy
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From left to right: Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller), Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer)
Courtesy of: San Francisco Opera; Photo credit: Terrence McCarthy
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From left to right: James Maddalena (Jack Hubbard), Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves)
Courtesy of: San Francisco Opera; Photo credit: Terrence McCarthy
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Schedule of Performances Listings
Doctor Atomic
( Adams)
Monday, October 13, 2008 - Metropolitan Opera
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Doctor Atomic
( Adams)
Friday, December 14, 2007 - Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Doctor Atomic
( Adams)
Saturday, October 01, 2005 - San Francisco Opera
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