Overview
Composer John Adams conducts the Met premiere of his acclaimed opera "Nixon in China," about the 37th U.S. president's historic 1972 visit to communist China. Baritone James Maddalena, who created the role of Nixon in the original 1987 production, stars, with Janis Kelly as Pat Nixon; Richard Paul Fink as Henry Kissinger; Robert Brubaker as Mao Zedong; Kathleen Kim as Mao's wife Chiang Ch'ing; and Russell Braun as Chou En-lai. Originally broadcast live in movie theaters as part of The Met: Live in HD series.
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5 - 1Don Pasquale January 05, 2011 -
5 - 2Boris Godunov February 13, 2011 -
5 - 3Don Carlo April 03, 2011 -
5 - 4La Fanciulla del West April 23, 2011 -
5 - 5Iphigénie en Tauride May 29, 2011 -
5 - 6Nixon in China June 01, 2011 -
5 - 7Lucia di Lammermoor June 26, 2011 -
5 - 8Le Comte Ory July 24, 2011 -
5 - 9Capriccio August 14, 2011 -
5 - 10Il Trovatore August 28, 2011