Doctor Atomic was written by composer John Adams for San Francisco Opera in 2005. The oral history was designed to document the process of writing and preparing the opera for the stage, with the interviewees reflecting on the music, Peter Sellars’ eclectic libretto, and the casting, rehearsing and performance of the work. Interviewees for Doctor Atomic: The Making of an American Opera were Pamela Rosenberg, former general director of San Francisco Opera, music director Donald Runnicles, who condued the premiere, music administrator Kip Cranna, chorus director Ian Robertson, and composer John Adams. Caroline Crawford is project director of the American Composers Oral History Project.
Title
Doctor Atomic: The Making of an American Opera
Published
Berkeley, CA, Oral History Center, 2020
Full Collection Name
Arts and Letters Oral Histories Individual Interviews
Type
Text
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Pamela Rosenberg, Donald Runnicles, Clifford A. Cranna, Jr., Ian Robertson, John Adams, Doctor Atomic: The Making of an American Opera, interviews conducted by Caroline Crawford and Jon Else, 2005-2006, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2008.
Interview date(s) 2005
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