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John Adams: Nixon in China (2011)

2011-02-12 · 2h 56m · EN
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John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Metropolitan Opera production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.

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Peter SellarsDirectorAlice GoodmanWriter

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▶ Nixon in China: "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung" -- Kathleen Kim (Met Opera)▶ Nixon in China: Flesh Rebels excerpt (Met Opera)▶ Nixon in China: Banquet Scene excerpt (Met Opera)

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Robert BrubakerRobert BrubakerMao Tse-tungJanis KellyJanis KellyPat NixonJames MaddalenaJames MaddalenaRichard NixonKathleen KimKathleen KimChiang Ch’ingRobert BrubakerRobert BrubakerMao Tse-tungRichard Paul FinkRichard Paul FinkHenry KissingerTamara MumfordTamara MumfordThird Secretary to MaoGinger Costa-JacksonGinger Costa-JacksonFirst Secretary to MaoRussell BraunRussell BraunChou En-LaiTeresa S. HeroldTeresa S. HeroldSecond Secretary to MaoMET OrchestraMET OrchestraHaruno YamazakiHaruno YamazakiSolo Dancer

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OperaMinimalist opera

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What is John Adams: Nixon in China about?

John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Metropolitan Opera production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.

How long is John Adams: Nixon in China?

John Adams: Nixon in China has a runtime of 176 minutes.