Wonders Are Many

“There is no stable matter, and as in Buddhism, there is no stable anything,” muses the director Peter Sellars, as he reflects on the implications of splitting the atom in Jon Else’s enthralling documentary “Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic.” The composer John Adams expresses a similar sense of awe when he declares that the purpose of art is to take something you see every day and say, [...] Vai alla recensione »

The harnessing and exploitation of energy applies to both science and art -- as does the power each has to illuminate our understanding of the world -- and it's a great starting point for Jon Else's enriching documentary "Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic.' " Going behind the scenes of the creation and staging of composer John Adams' and director Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera world [...] Vai alla recensione »