John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Description: John Adams: Doctor Atomic [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray] Product Overview Format: Multi-Format March 31, 2009 The longing to overcome human boundaries led the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to begin 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 John Adams’ opera, just as much as that of the influence on the private lives of the main characters. Doctor Atomic is the fifth work to result from almost twenty years of collaboration between the American composer and his fellow American director and Erasmus Prize-winner Peter Sellars.Press Reviews "The cast is flawless...Adams has created a beautiful provocative work that refreshes the repertoire." (The Times) "Peter Sellars's film of the opera is expressionistic, claustrophobic, sometimes deliberately out of focus. The sound quality is exceptionally good, as is the singing and playing under conductor Lawrence Renes." (BBC Music Magazine)"Gerald Finley carries the problems of the world on his shoulders as Oppenheimer and the Netherlands Philharmonic and Lawrence Renes play like it's the best score since Fidelio. " (Gramophone)Cast 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) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Renes Production Company: De Nederlandse Opera Stage Director: Peter SellarsDisc Information Catalogue Number: OABD7020D Date of Performance: 2007 Running Time: 230 minutes Sound: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 & 2.0; Dolby Digital 5.1 Aspect Ratio: 1080i High Definition / 16:9 Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, NE Label: Opus Arte Review The cast is flawless… Adams has created a beautiful provocative work that refreshes the repertoire. --The Times Included in 2008: The Year in Review The Ten Best Classical Music Recordings of 2008 by Alex Ross --The New Yorker, Alex Ross, December 15, 2008 In documentaries on the "Doctor Atomic" DVDs, the vignettes of Sellars talking about his mission offer a characteristic sense of art at its most stubbornly idealistic...Adams himself says on the DVD that "Doctor Atomic" draws on the vocabulary of the overwrought scores to 1950s sci-fi B movies, except with all the camp stripped away so you are left with pure anxiety conveyed by certain sound effects and timbres at key moments. But there are also moments of rich beauty. In the second scene, when the setting shifts from the lab to Robert and Kitty Oppenheimer's bedroom, the score is so purely gorgeous it could make you cry. --Washington Post, Anne Midgette, October 19, 2008 Details Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.25 x 0.35 inches; 4 ounces Director ‏ : ‎ Peter Sellars Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Dolby, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Classical Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 51 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2009 Actors ‏ : ‎ Gerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, Eric Owens, Jay Hunter Morris, Lawrence Renese Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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