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Season 10 Episode 8 - Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'
6.5 ?
1999
Documentary
This program tells the story of making a grand opera about the birth of the atomic bomb. This behind-the-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars over the course of a year as they work to forge the tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer into a music drama like no other: the strange and beautiful "Doctor Atomic."
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Wonders Are Many: The Making of "Doctor Atomic"
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Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'
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