Adams: Doctor Atomic (2008)
ジャンル : 音楽
上映時間 : 2時間 46分
演出 : Gary Halvorson
シノプシス
John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb. Conducted by Alan Gilbert in his Met debut, this gripping opera presents the human face of the scientists, military men, and others who were involved in the project, as they wrestled with the implications of their work. Baritone Gerald Finley gives a powerful star turn in the title role as the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer.
1823年11月のある晩、ウィーンの街でひとりの老人が発狂して自殺を図り、病院へ運ばれた。この老人は、かつてウィーンで最も尊敬された宮廷音楽家、アントニオ・サリエリ。数週間後、サリエリの告白を聞くために若年の神父・フォーグラーが病室を訪れた。やがて、サリエリの回想が始まった…。イタリアに生まれたサリエリは、作曲家として優れた才能を持っていた。やがて音楽の都ウィーンへ赴き、皇帝ヨーゼフ2世付きの宮廷音楽家になった。そんな順調なサリエリの人生も、天才ヴォルフガング・アマデウス・モーツァルトに出会ったことで狂わされていく…。
19世紀のフランス、ブルターニュ地方。身寄りの無い子どもたちを育てる養護施設で暮らす11歳の少女フェリシーは、オペラ座のバレリーナになることを夢見ていた。そんなある日、彼女は発明家を夢見る親友ヴィクターとともに施設を抜け出し、夢を叶えるため花の都パリへと向かう。オペラ座で掃除係として働くオデットと出会い、彼女の助手として働きだしたフェリシーは、あることからバレエ学校に潜り込むことに成功する。
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