Doctor Atomic -Bhagavad Gîta Chorus

John Adams - Doctor Atomic

De Nederlands Opera
Muziektheater, Amsterdam, June 2007

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest
Koor van De Nederlandse Opera

Conducted by Lawrence Renes
Regie: Peter Sellars
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At the sight of this, your Shape stupendous,
Full of mouths and eyes, feet, thighs and bellies,
Terrible with fangs, O master,
All the worlds are fear-struck, even just as I am.
When I see you, Vishnu, omnipresent,
Shouldering the sky, in hues of rainbow,
With your mouths agape and flame-eyes staring—
All my peace is gone; my heart is troubled.
—Doctor Atomic (act 2, scene 2, chorus)
(Bhagavad Gîta 11)

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[ToddleToTheZoo]

I think that for the scene about being hit by a fucking atomic bomb, it's done at an appropriate level.

[kanalje]

Wow... This is modern opera. And it sounds like... Good music! Progress!

[FlatLand43]

@gryffynda the same thought crossed my mind

[amt253]

1:03 TENSO

[rohitkumarindia]

LONG LIVE HINDUISM

[enochjames]

@needoomoleoo

Opera fans talk like this? LOL wow they have come a long way.

[gryffynda]

It's sounding like Carmina Burana, lol

[needoomoleoo]

Fuck all you bitch whores in hell. You fucktards just asswiped the hell out of this bitchass song.

[viciousCB88]

I heard a better versions of this in Saarbrücken (Germany).

It sounded way more chaotic with way better strings.

But maybe its just the sound quality!

[RoulfYelrab]

The Met's was better.

[agreatguy6]

Perhaps it's because I saw it in a concert format at the Atlanta Symphony, but most of the opera left me completely cold.

I did, however, have a fondness for this chorus.