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Adams: Nixon in China
Kent Nagano; Valentina Carrasco; Teatro alla Scala; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands in Madrid
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John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.
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