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Re: Batter my heart, three-person’d God

WebPixie — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:22:25 -0000

The same way as it is with any worthy art form, this segment from Dr. Atomic can be appreciated on many levels. The intent of the author is one, interpretations by the artists constitute another. The message of the director and treatment by the producers tie all of it together.

One's personal circumstances, and the circumstance of today's world - each is represented here and expressed in a way that seems to apply to only the one level of the viewer or listener. Production and direction make that possible, equal in every regard to the contribution of the artists, authors, and audience, the supporting staff, supervisors, and customers.

This piece serves almost as a prayerful way to begin one's day - with thanks, love, compassion in tragedy, and hope for rebirth and regeneration, followed by humbled thanks for love that permeates our world.

Thanks , Cliff. May the new week and the days to come be the start of something new and wonderful.

Re: Batter my heart, three-person’d God

cgerrish — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:12:02 -0000

It's John Adams's 'Dr. Atomic' - staged by Peter Sellers and commissioned for San Francisco Opera by Pamela Rosenberg. The story is a variation on the Faust theme - It's the story of the atomic bomb and Oppenheimer. Sellers assembled the libretto from news accounts, diaries and the poetry of John Donne and Murial Rukeyser.

Re: Batter my heart, three-person’d God

Karoli — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:25:04 -0000

wow. I'm just blown away by this. What a magnificent piece, music to poetry to staging... all of it.