Movie Description
John Adams: Nixon in China
(2011)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Richard Nixon
Mao Tse-tung
Pat Nixon
Chiang Ch’ing
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-Lai
First Secretary to Mao
Second Secretary to Mao
Third Secretary to Mao
Solo Dancer
Solo Dancer
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Facts
Original TitleJohn Adams: Nixon in China
Status Released
Release Information
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2011-02-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 56m
Homepagehttp://www.metopera.org/Season/On-Demand/opera/?upc=811357014158
Production CompaniesThe Metropolitan Opera
Genres
- Music
