The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
#1The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:01pmThere seemed to be a lot of buzz going around when this was done. Thought you guys would like to know.
#2re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:08pm
It's being broadcast in HD as well if anyone is interested in that. And a commerical that aired right before mentioned that PBS is running an all-day marathon, starting at 1 AM of Met Opera performances on New Year's Day.
So I can spend my day off away from that place watching it?
#2re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:13pmdo you know if there will be a dvd released of this? i LOOOOOOOOOOVE john adams, and really wanted to see this but it's not airing where I am... any chance it will be released on dvd?
#3re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:41pmMany of the Great Performances are released. I don't know about this one in particular.
#4re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 9:43pmi saw that they have it on dvd but its not the Met version and I am having trouble finding which production it is
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#5re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/29/08 at 10:02pmThe production of DOCTOR ATOMIC currently available on DVD is a filmed version of Peter Sellars' original production of the opera. It is pretty good, for the most part. I saw the Met production and was not impressed, except by the music and performances. I'm currently watching the Met version on HD and am liking it a lot more than I did when I saw it live. We'll see how that second act works on TV, I remember that Act II was the big problem.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#6re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 3:21amI didn't care for it when I saw it. I loved the concept, and some of the music, but I thought the execution was stagnant.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#7re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 10:21amI thought it worked better on TV than it did on stage, but that didn't keep me from dropping off during that second act. I'm not sure it is possible to stage this piece effectively. It may work better as an oratorio or concert piece. There's a lot of gorgeous and powerful music there, it would be a shame for it to fall completely off the map.
ohjustjake
Leading Actor Joined: 4/18/06
#8re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:23amMy school has the HD broadcast, but I wasn't able to see it because of other commitments. But i heard GREAT things about this, so hopefully I'll be able to catch it on PBS.
Davenport
Swing Joined: 5/29/07
#9re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:28amSasha Cooke is perfection! Just... amazing.
ismellatony
Chorus Member Joined: 7/8/08
#10re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 11:32amagreed. and one of my favorite elements of this production was how they put her in that fuscia dress and her read hair when everything else was so brown and grey. Loved it. I wish i could see it in London when it goes there next.
#11re: The Met's production of Doctor Atomic on PBS 12/29 9:00
Posted: 12/30/08 at 1:58pm
I caught the last half hour on TV last night and couldn't believe how boring it was.
How could people actually sit through it?
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