Nixon in China
The Metropolitan Opera
Wed, Feb 2–Sat, Feb 19
$25-$420 Dates & Hours
Wed, Feb 2, 2011, 8 pmSat, Feb 5, 2011, 8 pm
Wed, Feb 9, 2011, 8 pm
Sat, Feb 12, 2011, 1 pm
Tues, Feb 15, 2011, 8 pm
Sat, Feb 19, 2011, 8 pm
“All of my operas have dealt on deep psychological levels with our American mythology,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, whose most famous opera has its Met premiere. “The meeting of Nixon and Mao is a mythological moment in world history, particularly American history.” Acclaimed director and longtime Adams collaborator Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this groundbreaking 1987 work, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon’s historic 1972 encounter with Mao and Communist China. Baritone James Maddalena stars as Nixon, a role he created to widespread acclaim.
This production was originally created by English National Opera.
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 40 min.
Composer: John Adams
Librettist: Alice Goodman
Sung in English with Met Titles in English, German and Spanish
Acclaimed director Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this groundbreaking 1987 work by composer John Adams, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon’s historic 1972 encounter with Mao and Communist China.
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