Nixon in China
July 1
COMPOSER: John Adams
LIBRETTO: Alice Goodman
VENUE: Opéra Bastille, Paris
PRESENTING COMPANY: Opéra de Paris
CAST:
Richard Nixon Thomas Hampson
Pat Nixon Renée Fleming
Zhou Enlai Xiaomeng Zhang
Henry Kissinger Joshua Bloom
Nancy Tang, First Secretary to Mao Yajie Zhang
Mao Zedong John Matthew Myer
Chiang Ch’ing Kathleen Kim
Second Secretary to Mao Ning Liang
Third Secretary to Mao Emanuela Pascu
ENSEMBLE: Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ching-Lien Wu
CONDUCTOR: Gustavo Dudamel
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 20 minutes