Nixon In China (Opera): Act I Scene 1 - News

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John Adams's first opera Nixon In China, produced by Peter Sellars, with libretto by Alice Goodman, about the visit of Richard Nixon to China in 1972, where he met with Mao Zedong and other Chinese officials.
Act I Opening -
The opera begins at Beijing Airport. As the soldiers wait, an airplane taxis and lands on the stage - the Nixons and Henry Kissinger disembark and are greeted by Chou Enlai. As Nixon is introduced to various Chinese officials by Chou, he sings of his hopes and fears for his historic visit.
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Quote from Lyrics: (Nixon 尼克遜)"News, news, news, news, news -- has a... has a...has a... has a kind of mystery has a...has a... has a kind of mystery ...... Who, who, who, who are our enemies? Who, who, who, who are our friends?"

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  • No, NOT as good as Glass. Better!!

  • Will see this on February at the Met.

    Hopefully the audience will have more class than many of you posters.

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  • It seems "berluscione in China" lol

  • @todtubbi I'd have a hard time categorizing this as better than WWS or P&B, but it's pretty good. Adams does kinda grow on you... well, some of his stuff.

  • that's exactly how airplanes work.

  • @NOTMARBON

    well, I'm sure no one will ever have as much class as you.

  • You people do not appreciate music. Christ, composers are USUALLY ECCENTRIC. And how does that detract from this performance? People like you always think the pinnacle of music has already been reached by composers like Mozart or Puccini but they were innovators who understood music would change and keep changing after their deaths. They would have probably more open to listening to this music than you. Damn hipsters.

  • @cnmaster01 And as for harmony, it's boring as hell.

  • I don't care what anyone says. I just LOVE this! The harmonies are so entrancing :)

  • @electric23sand Well it's a good thing we live in a postmodern world. Because such distinctions are meaningless in the new millennium.

  • @marineproductions1 if he smoked weed he would have come up with a WAY cooler show...

  • what crap. i don't know much about opera but i do know about music & poetry. this is not a "higher art." this is just well-funded.

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