Doctor Atomic is an opera composed by John Adams with a libretto by Peter Sellars. The opera, which premiered in 2005, takes place in the weeks leading up to the Trinity Test, the first-ever detonation of a nuclear weapon. J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, is the central character of the opera. Other historical figures involved in… Lire la suite Doctor Atomic
Depuis son arrivée au Metropolitan Opera, son directeur Peter Gelb n’a cessé de vouloir moderniser les productions « traditionnellement traditionnelles » de l’institution new-yorkaise. Ce nouveau Faust, coproduit avec l’English National Opera comme la Madama Butterfly qui ouvrit la première saison du nouveau directeur (voir recension), en est une nouvelle illustration. Des McAnuff transpose l’ouvrage dans une ère nucléaire, a priori entre les… Lire la suite Faust
Operation Ranger was the fourth American nuclear test series. It was conducted in 1951 and was the first series to be carried out at the Nevada Test Site. All the bombs were dropped by B-50D bombers and exploded in the open air over Frenchman Flat (Area 5). These tests centered on the practicality of developing a second generation of nuclear weapons using smaller amounts of… Lire la suite Operation Faust