Batter My Heart
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John Donne’s “Batter My Heart” from Doctor Atomic by John Adams.
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Comment by Hannah K March 2, 2009 @ 9:45 pmThis is far and away the best part of the opera, which otherwise is kind of meh, unfortunately.
Comment by Guy Tabachnick March 4, 2009 @ 11:11 pmThis is definitely the best part of the opera, but after listening to the whole thing, I don’t think it’s kind of meh! It’s not his best (Klinghoffer for the win), but it’s still extremely powerful.
Comment by Hannah K March 13, 2009 @ 10:17 amThis video is now dead (dammit, Youtube!,) so here‘s a link to an audio-only version with accompanying stills from the original production.
Comment by Greg P. November 10, 2010 @ 6:38 pm