John Adams: Nixon in China

Live recording from the Stuttgart State Opera

10.0
20192h 42m

Besides the landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Richard Nixon’s meeting with China’s leader Mao Zedong in February 1972 then represented one of the biggest media spectacles in history. Nixon himself established the reference between the two events: “We came in peace for all mankind” not only marked the lunar module Eagle’s landing spot – Nixon also spoke of it into the microphones just before his departure to China. It was not John Adam’s aim to create a superficial or even a caricaturing representation of Nixon’s visit when composing his opera. He attempted to create a “heroic opera” about the construction of modern myths by using archetypical characters and situations. Director Marco Štorman stages Adams’ minimal music opera as a deconstruction review about the power of images, the politics of staging and the staging of politics.

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Cast

Photo of Michael Mayes

Michael Mayes

Richard Nixon

Photo of Matthias Klink

Matthias Klink

Mao Tse-tung

Photo of Shigeo Ishino

Shigeo Ishino

Henry Kissinger

Photo of Jarett Ott

Jarett Ott

Chou En-lai

Photo of Ida Ränzlöv

Ida Ränzlöv

First Secretary to Mao

Photo of Fiorella Hincapié

Fiorella Hincapié

Second Secretary to Mao

Photo of Luise von Garnier

Luise von Garnier

Third Secretary to Mao

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