John Adams: Nixon in China 13 years old

John Adams: Nixon in China

John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Met production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.

Credits

John Adams: Nixon in China Cast

Name Character
Robert Brubaker He was 48, 47 years old when he died as Mao Tse-tung
James Maddalena He was 57, now 70 years old as Richard Nixon
Janis Kelly She was 39, now 53 years old as Pat Nixon
Richard Paul Fink as Henry Kissinger

John Adams: Nixon in China Crew

Name Department
John Adams as Music Director. He was 275 (90) years old when He died Sound
John Adams as Original Music Composer. He was 275 (90) years old when He died Sound
Peter Sellars as Director. He was 53 (now 66) years old Directing
Alice Goodman as Writer. She was 53 (now 66) years old Writing
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John Adams: Nixon in China (13 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, February 12, 2011
  • Runtime: 176 minutes