John Adams: Nixon in China
Feb 12, 2011 · 2h 56m
Director
Peter SellarsOverview
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.
Cast of John Adams: Nixon in China
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
Crew of John Adams: Nixon in China
Peter SellarsDirector
Alice GoodmanWriter- Louisa BriccettiProducer
- Victoria WarivonchikProducer
Peter GelbExecutive Producer
John AdamsOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
Mia BongiovanniSupervising Producer
Elena ParkSupervising Producer
Jay David SaksMusic Producer- Adrianne LobelSet Designer
- Dunya RamicovaCostume Designer
James F. IngallsLighting Design- Mark MorrisChoreographer
Mark GreySound Designer
About John Adams: Nixon in China
What is John Adams: Nixon in China about?
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…
When was John Adams: Nixon in China released?
John Adams: Nixon in China was released on February 12, 2011.
How long is John Adams: Nixon in China?
John Adams: Nixon in China runs 2 hours 56 minutes (176 minutes).
Who directed John Adams: Nixon in China?
John Adams: Nixon in China was directed by Peter Sellars.
Who is in the cast of John Adams: Nixon in China?
The cast of John Adams: Nixon in China includes James Maddalena (Richard Nixon), Robert Brubaker (Mao Tse-tung), Janis Kelly (Pat Nixon), Kathleen Kim (Chiang Ch’ing) and Richard Paul Fink (Henry Kissinger).