John Adams: Nixon in China (2023)
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.
Cast
- Thomas Hampson - Richard Nixon
- Renée Fleming - Pat Nixon
- Xiaomeng Zhang - Chou En-Lai
- John Matthew Myers - Mao Zedong
- Joshua Bloom - Henry Kissinger
- Kathleen Kim - Chiang Ch’ing
- Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris - Self - Orchestra
- Gustavo Dudamel - Self - Conductor
Screenplay
Keywords
opera, minimalist opera, paris national opera
Trailer
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- What is John Adams: Nixon in China about?
- 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.
- Who directed John Adams: Nixon in China?
- John Adams: Nixon in China was directed by Valentina Carrasco, François-René Martin.
- Who stars in John Adams: Nixon in China?
- John Adams: Nixon in China stars Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang, John Matthew Myers, Joshua Bloom, Kathleen Kim.
- How long is John Adams: Nixon in China?
- John Adams: Nixon in China has a runtime of 2h 45m (165 minutes).
- What genre is John Adams: Nixon in China?
- John Adams: Nixon in China is a Music film.
- Where was John Adams: Nixon in China produced?
- John Adams: Nixon in China was produced in France.