New Met Opera Production Added!
Adams’ Nixon in China – New Production
Saturday 12 February, 6.00
“All of my operas have dealt, on deep psychological levels, with our American mythology,” says composer John Adams, who conducts the Met premiere of his most famous opera. “The meeting of Nixon and Mao is a mythological moment in world history, particularly American history.”
Acclaimed director and long-time Adams collaborator Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this groundbreaking 1987 work, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon’s 1972 encounter with Communist China. Baritone James Maddalena stars in the title role.
Expected Running time: 4 hours
On sale to Members from Sunday 22 August
General sales from Friday 27 August
