7.5John Adams: Nixon in China · 2011
John Adams: Nixon in China (2011) is a Music film directed by Peter Sellars, starring James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly.
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7.5Overview
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.
Cast
James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly, Kathleen Kim, Richard Paul Fink, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Teresa S. Herold
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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.
When was "John Adams: Nixon in China" released?
John Adams: Nixon in China was released in 2011.
Who stars in "John Adams: Nixon in China"?
The cast includes James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly, Kathleen Kim.
