Nixon in China: Paris Opera
About the Event
Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Adams' Nixon in China in his first production in the Paris Opera by Valentina Carrasco with Thomas Hampson and Renée Fleming leading a talented cast.
Cast / Production
Music :
John Adams — (1947)
Libretto :
Alice Goodman
Conductor :
Gustavo Dudamel
Chorus master :
Ching‐Lien Wu
Director :
Valentina Carrasco
Set design :
Carles Berga
Peter Van Praet
Costume design :
Silvia Aymonino
Lighting design :
Peter Van Praet
Cast
Zhou Enlai :
Xiaomeng Zhang
Richard Nixon :
Thomas Hampson
Henry Kissinger :
Joshua Bloom
Nancy Tang :
Yajie Zhang
Mao Zedong :
John Matthew Myers
Pat Nixon :
Renée Fleming
Chiang Ch’ing :
Kathleen Kim