Details

President Nixon, his wife and Henry Kissinger arrive in China as part of the new era of detente. Their involvement with Chairman and Madam Mao leads each of them to think of the personal, rather than political, consequences of the visit. London Stage Premiere. Nixon in China website.

Cast/Performers

James Maddalena (Nixon), Janis Kelly (Pat Nixon), Judith Howarth (Chiang Ch'ing), Robert Brubaker (Mao), David Kempster, Stephen Owen, Victoria Simmonds, Ethna Robinson, Rebecca de Pont Davies

Creatives/Company

Author: John Adams
Lyrics: Alice Goodman
Company: English National Opera Company
Director(s): Peter Sellars, Fred Frumberg (Associate Director)
Design: Adrianne Lobel
Costume: Dunya Ramicova
Lighting: James F Ingalls
Choreographer(s): Mark Morris, Peter Wing Healey (assistant to choreographer)
Conductor: Paul Daniel