John Adams: Nixon in China

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michael Mayes

Richard Nixon

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Matthias Klink

Mao Tse-tung

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Katherine Manley

Pat Nixon

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Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod

Chiang Ch’ing

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Shigeo Ishino

Henry Kissinger

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Jarett Ott

Chou En-lai

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Ida Ränzlöv

First Secretary to Mao

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Fiorella Hincapié

Second Secretary to Mao

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music Director	André de Ridder
	Original Music Composer	John Adams
Directing	Director	Marco Štorman
	Stage Director	Marco Štorman
Crew	Choreographer	Alexandra Morales
	Dramaturgy	Ingo Gerlach
Lighting	Lighting Design	Reinhard Traub
Writing	Writer	Alice Goodman
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Sara Schwartz
Art	Set Designer	Frauke Löffel
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