The composer tells us about conducting Doctor Atomic, Limelight's Opera Recording of the Year 2018.
Congratulations on Doctor Atomic winning Limelight‘s Opera Recording of the Year 2018.
Thank you. It’s wonderful and it just reminds me of the wonderful time I had in Sydney conducting the orchestra and being in Australia.
John Adams. Photo © Deborah O’Grady
Where did the idea for an opera about Oppenheimer come from? And how long was it in gestation?
The idea was suggested to me by Pamela Rosenberg who...
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