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nixon in china
Politics on Stage, or Fox News Has Nothing on THIS!
...already an opera
What political story would make the best opera? Vietnam? JFK? The 2000 elections?
Must See (Classical and Opera) TV Tonight on PBS
Selections from The Metropolitan Opera's production of John Adams' "Nixon in China" airs tonight on PBS.
Two must-see classical programs on PBS tonight, bass Giorgio Tozzi has died, Minnesota Public Radio features musicians under 30, and the Van Cliburn amateur piano competition has a winner.
News, News, News: Your Thoughts on The Met’s HD Nixon in China
James Maddalena and Janis Kelly as Richard and Pat Nixon in the Metropolitan Opera production of John Adam's "Nixon in China," in 2011.
Instead of writing a review of the Met’s Nixon in China, why not reflect on the opera itself as an explanation of – or at least a mirror on – the world as we know it?
Becoming Richard Nixon: An Interview with Baritone James Maddalena
James Maddalena and Janis Kelly as Richard and Pat Nixon in Adam's "Nixon in China."
Taken during the rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 25, 2011.
Baritone James Maddalena created the role of Richard Nixon in John Adams’ opera Nixon in China in 1987, he now recreates the role for a new production at The Metropolitan Opera.
