John Adams' 1987 opera "Nixon In China" remains a great leap forward and a shining, long-overdue addition to the Metropolitan Opera's repertoire.[...]
Metropolitan Opera simulcast: 'Nixon in China'
"Nixon in China," a three-act opera composed by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer, John Adams, will be fourth in the 2010/2011 series of live New York Metropolitan Opera High Definition Broadcasts, a Met premier per Copyright 2011 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News.[...]
'Nixon in China,' Air Force One land on stage
The opera "Nixon in China" boasts wonderful historical and theatrical scenes and images: among them, "Chairman [Mao] Dances," Richard M. Nixon arriving in Beijing aboard Air Force One, dwarfing the memory of "Miss Saigon's" helicopter, and "The Red Detachment of Women" ballet choreographed by Mark Morris. John Adams' fascinating, groundbreaking work from 1987 is taking a quarter century to be.[...]
'Nixon in China' Compared With History
A look at the opera "Nixon in China" by Max Frankel, a former executive editor of The New York Times who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Nixon's trip to China.[...]
Nixon in China: Political history makes for high drama
Seeing the opera Nixon in China isn't like being a fly on the wall at real historical events. It's more like accidentally finding yourself inside the collective headspace of the main political players.[...]
Anne Midgette reviews 'Nixon in China,' finally on stage at the Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK - When John Adams's opera "Nixon in China" had its world premiere in 1987, it was provocative, edgy, audacious. Twenty-four years later, it's come to the Metropolitan Opera and, along the way, become a Modern Masterpiece.[...]
Nixon's China Trip Recalled in Song by ABC Producer Av Westin
The premiere of "Nixon in China" tonight at the Metropolitan Opera has stirred memories of the historic trip in 1972 that changed U.S. relations with China and introduced many shaken visitors to maotai.[...]
Nixon in China at the Met
In this week's Newsweek, Seth Colter Walls goes inside the Metropolitan Opera's ambitious production of John Adams' work, which on Feb. 12 will also be broadcast in 600 theaters as part of the Met's "Live in HD" series.[...]
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