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John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony

Stephen Johnson explores John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony, which the composer drew from his opera Doctor Atomic, about the work of the Manhattan Project in 1950s America.

John Adams' opera Doctor Atomic has come to be regarded as one of the most original and engaging works of musical theatre of the last decade - its subject the lives of J. Robert Oppenheimer and others involved in the Manhattan Project of the 1950s. Stephen Johnson explores the symphony Adams created from his opera.

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20 minutes

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Fri 26 Apr 2013 20:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Composer John Adams

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    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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