Wonders Are Many (2007)
The story behind John Adams's acclaimed opera about the atomic bomb and the historic events that inspired it.
92 min
Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'" chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical “father of the atomic bomb,” Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, as his team prepares to detonate the world’s first atomic weapon.
- Release date
- August 7, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- John Adams as Self - Composer
- Peter Sellars as Self - Librettist
- Peter Sellars as Director
- Gerald Finley as Self - Singer: Robert Oppenheimer
- Thomas Glenn as Self - Singer: Robert R. Wilson (understudy
- Thomas Glenn as replacement)
- Kristine Jepson as Self - Singer: Kitty Oppenheimer
- James Maddalena as Self - Singer: Jack Hubbard
- Eric Owens as Self - Narrator
- Eric Owens as Singer: General Leslie Groves
- Tom Randle as Self - Singer: Robert R. Wilson (rehearsals)
- Donald Runnicles as Self - Conductor
Crew
- Jon Else · Director
- Bonni Cohen · Producer
- Jon Else · Cinematographer
- Jigar Mehta · Cinematographer