John Adams: Nixon in China (2011)
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.
| Movie ID | 139035 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Director | Peter Sellars |
| Main cast | James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly, Kathleen Kim, Richard Paul Fink, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Teresa S. Herold |
| Release date | 12 February 2011 |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 176 min (2h 56m) |
| Rating | 7.5 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | The Metropolitan Opera |
Director: Peter Sellars
Writers: Alice Goodman
Top cast
James MaddalenaRichard Nixon
Robert BrubakerMao Tse-tung
Janis KellyPat Nixon
Kathleen KimChiang Ch’ing
Richard Paul FinkHenry Kissinger
Russell BraunChou En-Lai
Ginger Costa-JacksonFirst Secretary to Mao
Teresa S. HeroldSecond Secretary to Mao
Tamara MumfordThird Secretary to Mao
Haruno YamazakiSolo Dancer
Kanji SegawaSolo Dancer
MET Orchestra
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