Movie Description
John Adams: Nixon in China
(2023)Overview
In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑American relations. John Adams, a major musical figure of the last forty years, made this event of contemporary history the subject of his first opera. Nixon in China tackles the political thaw instigated by ping-pong diplomacy, begun by the invitation of the American table tennis players by their Chinese counterparts, one year before the presidential visit. A mesmerising work in which the pulsations and repetitions typical of minimalism are combined with melodic lines of great lyricism. For its entry into the Paris Opera repertoire, this work has been entrusted to the director Valentina Carrasco, who underlines the importance and the mediating power of Chinese national sport in history.
Featured Crew
Cast
Richard Nixon
Pat Nixon
Chou En-Lai
Mao Zedong
Henry Kissinger
Chiang Ch’ing
Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris
Self - Orchestra
Self - Conductor
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Facts
Original TitleJohn Adams: Nixon in China
Status Released
Release Information
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2023-04-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 45m
Homepagehttps://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-22-23/opera/nixon-in-china
Production CompaniesCamera Lucida
Genres
- Music
