Oppenheimer the film has ignited a fervor of interest in the creators of the atomic bomb, their personalities, and the complex moral and psychological problems they faced. Opera Southwest invites you to join us for the thrilling Doctor Atomic Symphony, adapted from the opera.

But that’s just one part of this extraordinary experience.

Doctor Atomic is an ideal yet unexpected pairing with Bluebeard’s Castle, a chilling one-act opera based on the dark fairytale of Judith (Andrea Hill), the young new wife of the menacing Duke Bluebeard (Justin Hopkins), who unlocks the seven forbidden doors in the Duke’s castle and is ultimately confronted by the women he has already loved.

Although on the surface these are quite different works, there are many unexpected musical, symbolic, psychological, and even historical intersections that await your discovery.

October 22, 27, & 29. Sundays at 2:00 pm and Friday at 7:30 pm.