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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Gerald FinleyJ. Robert Oppenheimer
Jessica RiveraKitty Oppenheimer
Eric OwensGen. Leslie Groves
Richard Paul FinkEdward Teller
James MaddalenaJack Hubbard
Thomas GlennRobert Wilson
Jay Hunter MorrisCapt. James NolanExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- John Adams
- Director
- Peter Sellars
- Writer
- Peter Sellars