Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic
The story behind John Adams's acclaimed opera about the atomic bomb and the historic events that inspired it.
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August 7, 2013
1h 32m
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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.
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