![]() ![]() Nissan is doing the same with our industry-leading cars, trucks and SUVs – so it's natural that we join forces," said Jeremy Tucker, vice president, Marketing Communications and Media, Nissan North America, Inc. "The Star Wars film franchise has pushed the boundaries of technology since the debut of the original episode nearly 40 years ago. The film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, opens on December 16th. The vehicle makes its global debut at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show in November. Also previewed was special badging, designed by Lucasfilm, which will have prominent placement on the new "Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition". ![]() ![]() – Nissan today announced it will produce a limited-volume version of its newly revised Rogue compact SUV, the "2017 Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition" for the U.S. Continues Nissan's "Year of the Truck" momentum, featuring new Rogue, TITAN, Armada and Pathfinder.Vehicle set for global reveal at Los Angeles Auto Show in November.Special vehicle badge, designed in conjunction with Lucasfilm, previewed today.for launch of an extensive global promotional campaign in support of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," opening on December 16 Nissan is one of five global brands joining forces with Lucasfilm Ltd. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Over everything, quite literally, hangs the Bomb, just in case we miss the point.Īt the ultimate moment, when the atomic bomb is successfully detonated, while nearly everyone on stage lies prostrate except for Kitty Oppenheimer kneeling beatifically with arms crossed, Sellars and Adams tell us in no uncertain terms that neither music nor silence is capable of dealing with the explosive birth of the atomic age. Oppenheimer, a kind of American Faust, has the opera’s one great aria “Batter My Heart,” which is lifted from the poetry of John Donne. Since we all know the outcome, Doctor Atomic has little choice but to focus on the rising tensions amongst the scientists, the military men, and in the Oppenheimer household as the countdown nears, the doubts mount, and the weather turns sour. Robert Oppenheimer, his wife Kitty, and his colleagues at the Manhattan Project during the last day before the first atomic test at Alamogordo. ![]() Unfortunately, Adams’ score and the excellent cast of singers were upstaged by the irritating staging of Peter Sellars and the lame choreography of Lucinda Childs, which was a limp version of work she’d done decades ago. Adams’ music was mainstream Adams, showing hints of everything he has used before – from minimalism to the otherworldly choruses of The Death of Klinghoffer to the exciting musical chaos of pieces like Short Ride on a Fast Machine. ![]() Over the weekend we caught the final performance of John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic at Chicago’s Lyric Opera. ![]() |
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