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Seasonal happening: Icarus at the Edge of Time

Name: Seasonal happening: Icarus at the Edge of Time
Start: 2025-02-22T20:00:00
Location: Queen Elisabeth Hall

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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John Adams' opera Doctor Atomic tells the story of the development of the atomic bomb by Robert Oppenheimer. The original opera from 2005 does not so much recount the historical events, but focuses on the motivations and psychology of the involved individuals (Robert Oppenheimer, Kitty Oppenheimer, and a handful of scientists from the Manhattan Project). Additionally, the symphony that Adams composed a few years later based on material from his o...

Program

Philip Glass - Icarus at the Edge of Time

John Adams - Doctor Atomic Symphony

Participants

Brad Lubman

Conductor

Robin Witt

Director

Antoine Goldschmidt

Lighting Designer

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Producer