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| | Arts Calendar / December 10 / Film |
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Doctor Atomic |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2008, 166 min. Directed by Penny Woolcock. Starring: Gerald Finley, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink. In English. John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb. Conducted by Alan Gilbert in his Met debut, this gripping opera presents the human face of the scientists, military men, and others who were involved in the project, as they wrestled with the implications of their work. Baritone Gerald Finley gives a powerful star turn in the title role as the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer. Watch online here.
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| Theatre HD Live in Cinema: Peter Grimes |
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The Metropolitan Opera 2008, 168 min. Directed by John Doyle. Starring: Anthony Dean Griffey, Patricia Racette, Anthony Michaels-Moore. Anthony Dean Griffey creates a haunting portrait of the outcast fisherman who struggles under the burden of presumed guilt. This chilling production by Tony Award-winning director John Doyle also features the superb Patricia Racette as the sympathetic Ellen Orford and the Met chorus in a truly hair-raising performance as the oppressively judgmental fishing village. Watch online here.
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