Previously, it had been announced that when the Met does John Adams'
Doctor Atomic in October 2008, it'd be a revised version of the Peter Sellars world-premiere San Francisco production (which will be seen at Lyric Opera of Chicago next season). But now, according to the latest press release (
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/press/detail.aspx?id=360) at the Met's website, it'll be a new co-production by the Met and the English National Opera.
According to Peter Gelb: “In the case of
Doctor Atomic, I believe that this monumental work by John Adams is of such merit that it deserves a production created uniquely for our two stages.”
The director will be Penny Woolcock, who directed the film version of Adams'
The Death of Klinghoffer.
The press release also talks about the upcoming Osvaldo Golijov commision, which will also be a co-production with ENO.