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Doctor Atomic (Season 3, Episode 3)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 184 min | Musical

Composer John Adams re-creates the tension at Los Alamos, 1945, the night before the first atom bomb is tested. Gerald Finley portrays Dr. Oppenheimer; the first act ends with a soul-searching aria, "Batter My Heart." (text by John Dryden).See moreComposer John Adams re-creates the tension at Los Alamos, 1945, the night before the first atom bomb is tested. Gerald Finley portrays Dr. Oppenheimer; the first act ends with a soul-searching aria, "Batter My Heart." (text by John Dryden). Written by dnitzer See less
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Director
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Peter Sellars (libretto)
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Updated Nov 8, 2008

Release date
Nov 8, 2008 (United States)
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