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Collection
WNYC
Series
New Sounds
Episode
Doctor Atomic
Contributing Organization
WNYC (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/80-49t1gppp
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Description
Description
John Adams' opera Doctor Atomic attempts to depict the first ever nuclear bomb test conducted by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. For this New Sounds, Adams talks with John Schaefer about filling characters' mouths with lines from the Bhagavad Gita and poet John Donne. Also, listen for more opera by John Adams, including excerpts from his fairy tale, "A Flowering Tree" and more. PROGRAM #2856, John Adams presents "Doctor Atomic" (First aired on Mon, 10/20/08) ARTIST(S) RECORDING CUT(S) SOURCE John Adams Doctor Atomic Opening [4:30] Act II, Scene 3, excerpts [11:00] From the DVD production by the Netherlands Opera. Opus Arte #0998. www.opusarte.com John Adams The Flowering Tree Excerpt, Act II [5:30] Nonesuch Records** www.nonesuch.com * John Adams Doctor Atomic Act II, Scene II, excerpts [10:00] Conclusion [8:00] See above.
Topics
Music
Rights
WNYC
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:13:09
Credits
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 59731.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Duration: 01:00:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 59731.2 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:13:09
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Citations
Chicago: “WNYC; New Sounds; Doctor Atomic,” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-49t1gppp.
MLA: “WNYC; New Sounds; Doctor Atomic.” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-49t1gppp>.
APA: WNYC; New Sounds; Doctor Atomic. Boston, MA: WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-49t1gppp