John Adams DOCTOR ATOMIC Original MET Opera Poster Huge 4x6' Rare 2008 Mint

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** CHOOSE 1 DOCTOR ATOMIC Original MET Opera Poster from the two pictures shown in this listing / Both are In Mint Pristine Perfect Like New Condition and Rolled **
John Adams DOCTOR ATOMIC Original MET Opera Poster Huge 4' x 6' Rare 2008 in Mint New Condition and Rolled. This Original Poster is Huge Wall Size and measures 4' wide by 6' high. An Original Authentic MET Opera Poster for the New York City October 2008 Premiere of acclaimed contemporary composer John Adams ground-breaking Opera " Doctor Atomic " at the The Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, New York City. This original rare poster features a large image of famed baritone singer Gerald Finley on stage in the lead role as " J.Robert Oppenheimer ". Doctor Atomic is an opera by the contemporary post-minimalist American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars. It premiered at the San Francisco Opera on October 1, 2005. The work focuses on the great stress and anxiety experienced by those at Los Alamos while the test of the first atomic bomb (the "Trinity" test) was being prepared. Jon Else directed a documentary about the creation of the opera, titled Wonders Are Many (2007). The first act takes place about a month before the bomb is to be tested, and the second act is set in the early morning of July 15, 1945 (the day of the test). During the second act, time frequently slows down for the characters and then snaps back into reality. The opera ends in the final, prolonged moment before the bomb is detonated. Although the original commission for the opera suggested that U.S. physicist Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb," be fashioned as a twentieth-century Doctor Faustus, Adams and Sellars deliberately attempted to avoid this characterization. The work centers on Kitty Oppenheimer, Robert's wife, and her anxiety over her husband's project, set against tensions among key players in the Manhattan Project, especially General Leslie Groves. Sellars adapted the libretto from primary historical sources. The libretto also quotes from the Bhagavad Gita, songs of the Tewa, the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, and the poetry of Muriel Rukeyser. Doctor Atomic is similar in style to previous Adams operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer, both of which explored the characters and personalities that were involved in historical incidents, rather than a re-enactment of the events themselves. Much of the text from the opera was adapted from declassified U.S. government documents and communications among the scientists, government officials, and military personnel who were involved in the project. Other borrowed texts include poetry by Baudelaire, John Donne, and Muriel Rukeyser, the Bhagavad Gita, and a traditional Tewa Indian song. Marvin Cohen, head of the American Physical Society, has criticized some parts of the libretto for not being strictly scientifically correct, in particular the opening lines. The opening chorus is an incomplete excerpt from the 1945 Smyth Report:"Matter can be neither created nor destroyed but only altered in form.Energy can be neither created nor destroyed but only altered in form."Act I concludes with an aria sung by Oppenheimer with text from Donne's Holy Sonnet XIV. The production of this opera is directed by the renowned film director Penny Woolcock. Doctor Atomic premiered in New York at the Metropolitan Opera in October 2008 and was part of the cutting-edge MetHD series that was simultaneously shown in Movie Theaters. This Opera, upon it's completed run in NYC, journeyed to the UK to the famed English National Opera in London.
This Original Doctor Atomic MET Opera Poster is Huge Wall Size ( measures exactly 45" inches wide by 72" inches high ) and is printed in Beautiful Brilliant Razor-sharp Tri-tone Color production on thick heavy semi-gloss chrome-coat advertising poster stock paper. This is the AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL Metropolitan Opera Poster for this limited performance run of Doctor Atomic (NOT a Reproduction) it is printed in extremely high resolution with very sharp fine detail on extremely high-quality poster paper stock, and is printed in extremely Limited Edition.
** NOTE : Please CHOOSE 1 of the versions pictured (the Positive version OR the Negative version) for the listed price of $ 186. If you would like to purchase both versions pictured for the combined discounted price of $ 299, just let us know and we can then make specific arrangements.
> Very interesting and informative reading covering both the social and historic impact of this ground-breaking Opera > https://www.curatormagazine.com/linneakickasola/doctor-atomic-or-how-opera-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb/
This is the AUTHENTIC Advance Poster produced by The
Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center, NYC)
: see detailed pictures in this eBay listing), this is NOT a Reproduction, it is printed with extremely sharp detail on thick poster stock paper in extreme high-quality with highly saturated colors.
Very Rare Authentic Doctor Atomic / Metropolitan Opera Original Collectible Poster ~ ready for framing or simply hang as is. Great for an Apartment, Den or Gallery, Living Room or Office. This Original Doctor Atomic MET Opera Poster will be carefully rolled in an extra heavy duty tube and shipped by Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation / Tracking / Full Insurance. This Original Doctor Atomic MET Opera Poster is in Mint New Pristine Condition and is Rolled. Email with any questions before purchasing if you are unsure about something.