Doctor Atomic Oral History Project

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/doctoratomic/ 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 conducted 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.

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