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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 1985 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Adams, Copland
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; John Adams; Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; Mary Bevan; John Moore; Alessandro Luongo
ParisNixon in China
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Adams: Nixon in China
Kent Nagano; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
New York CityBoston Symphony Orchestra
Adams, Dvořák
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Renée Fleming; Thomas Hampson; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; James Burton
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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.
Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China in a stylish, living history production from John Fulljames, with strong performances across the board, Joana Carneiro stoking the fires in the pit.
Nixon in China touches down at Princeton Festival
Riveting production shows that Nixon in China still speaks to today's audiences.
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ParisNixon in China
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Adams: Nixon in China
Gustavo Dudamel; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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A political composer? John Adams revisits Nixon in China
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Returning to conduct Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia this November, John Adams reflects on the situation of music in the US – and why he has so often been labelled a ‘political’ composer.