Doctor Atomic, libretto by Peter Sellars ; music by John Adams ; production by Penny Woolcock ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; the Metropolitan Opera presents ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York

Type

Label

Doctor Atomic, libretto by Peter Sellars ; music by John Adams ; production by Penny Woolcock ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; the Metropolitan Opera presents ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York

Note

Opera in 2 actsLibretto from various sources"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--ContainerCo-production with English National OperaProgram notes by Thomas May and synopsis ([14] pages : ill., ports.) inserted in containerBonus features: J. Robert Oppenheimer: In the shadow of the bomb; backstage at the Met with host, Susan Graham: interviews with Gerald Finley and John Adams

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

resource.creditsNote

Set design, Julian Crouch ; costume designer, Catherine Zuber ; lighting designer, Brian MacDevitt ; choreographer, Andrew Dawson ; host, Susan Graham

Dimensions

other

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer) ; Sasha Cooke (Kitty Oppenheimer) ; Eric Owens (General Leslie Groves) ; Meredith Arwady (Pasqualita) ; Richard Paul Fink (Edward Teller) ; Thomas Glenn (Robert Wilson) ; Earle Patriarco (Frank Hubbard) ; Roger Honeywell (Captain James Nolan) ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Alan Gilbert, conductor

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (171 min), sound, color, 4³/₄ in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System details

DVD; PCM stereo., DTS surround; NTSC

Upc

886978066596

Video recording publisher number

88697 80665 9 -- Sony Classical