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Nixon in China (2012)

Genre : Music, History

Runtime : 2H 43M

Director : Chen Shi-Zheng

Synopsis

2012 telecast production of John Adams's opera Nixon in China, recorded at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France.

Actors

Franco Pomponi
Franco Pomponi
Richard Nixon
Alfred Kim
Alfred Kim
Mao Tse-Toung
June Anderson
June Anderson
Pat Nixon
Sumi Jo
Sumi Jo
Jiang Qing
Kyung Chun Kim
Kyung Chun Kim
Chou En-Lai
Peter Sidhom
Peter Sidhom
Henry Kissinger
Sophie Leleu
Sophie Leleu
Tang Wensheng
Alexandra Sherman
Alexandra Sherman
Mao's Second Secretary
Rebecca de Pont Davies
Rebecca de Pont Davies
Mao's Third Secretary

Crews

Chen Shi-Zheng
Chen Shi-Zheng
Stage Director
Alexander Briger
Alexander Briger
Sound Director
John Adams
John Adams
Original Music Composer
Chen Shi-Zheng
Chen Shi-Zheng
Director
Alexander Briger
Alexander Briger
Conductor
Alice Goodman
Alice Goodman
Writer

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