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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 1985 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Los Angeles Philharmonic; John Adams; Julia Bullock; John Moore; Will Liverman; Los Angeles Master Chorale
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Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow
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In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.
Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris
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Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.
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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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.