John Adams : Nixon in China

Orchestra of St. Luke's & Chorus - Edo de Waart

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• Released on 01/11/1996 by Nonesuch
• Main artists: John Adams
• Genre: Opera
• Distinctions: The Qobuz Essential Discography

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Nixon in China (John Adams)

1 Act I, Scene 1 : Beginning

00:02:53

Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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2 Act I, Scene 1 : "Soldiers of Heaven hold the sky' (Chorus)

00:02:48

Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

3 Act I, Scene 1 : "The People are the heroes now" (Chorus)

00:02:49

Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

4 Act I, Scene 1 : Landing of the Spirit of '76 (Orchestra)

00:02:22

Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

5 Act I, Scene 1 : "Your flight was smooth, I hope ?" (Chou, Nixon)

00:01:19

Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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6 Act I, Scene 1 : "News has a kind of mystery" (Nixon, Chou, Kissinger, Chorus)

00:07:03

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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7 Act I, Scene 2 : (Beginning) - I can't talk very well... (Mao, Nixon, Chou, Kissinger, 3 Secretaries)

00:04:05

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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8 Act I, Scene 2 : "You know we'll meet with your confrere the democratic candidate (Mao, Nixon, Kissinger)

00:02:22

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

9 Act I, Scene 2 : "You've said that there's a certain well-known tree" (Chou, Nixon, Mao, Kissinger, 3 Secretaries)

00:02:44

Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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10 Act I, Scene 2 : "Founders came first, then profiteers." (Mao, 3 Secretaries, Nixon, Chou, Kissinger)

00:06:53

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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11 Act I, Scene 2 : "We no longer need Confucius." (Mao, 3 Secretaries)

00:03:02

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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12 Act I, Scene 2 : "Like the Ming Tombs." (Nixon, Mao, Chou, Secretaries)

00:05:17

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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13 Act I, Scene 3 : (Beginning) The night is young (Nixon, Pat, Chou, Kissinger, Chorus)

00:06:13

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

14 Act I, Scene 3 : "Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends," (Chou, Chorus, Pat, Kissinger)

00:06:36

Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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15 Act I, Scene 3 : "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests" (Nixon, Chorus)

00:02:36

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

16 Act I, Scene 3 : Cheers ! (Chorus, Nixon, Chou, Pat, Kissinger)

00:03:45

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

17 Act II, Scene 1 : (Beginning) - I don't daydream and don't look back (Pat)

00:03:33

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

18 Act II, Scene 1 : "Look down at the Earth" (Chorus, Pat, 3 Secretaries)

00:05:26

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

19 Act II, Scene 1 : "This is prophetic !" (Pat)

00:08:32

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

20 Act II, Scene 1 : "At least the weather's warming up" (Pat, Chorus)

00:03:03

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

21 Act II, Scene 2 : (Beginning) - Young as we are (3 Secretaries)

00:02:53

Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

22 Act II, Scene 2 : "Oh what a day I thought I'd die !" (Kissinger as Lao Szu, Chorus as Ching-hua, Secretaries, Pat)

00:04:48

Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger as Lao Szu) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

23 Act II, Scene 2 : "Whip her to death !" (Kissinger as Lao Szu, Pat, Nixon)

00:02:29

Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger as Lao Szu) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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24 Act II, Scene 2 : Tropical Storm : There there, there there (Orchestra, Pat)

00:04:44

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

25 Act II, Scene 2 : "Flesh Rebels" (Chorus as Militia)

00:03:08

Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

26 Act II, Scene 2 : "I have my brief" (Kissinger as Lao Szu, Nixon)

00:01:05

Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger as Lao Szu) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

27 Act II, Scene 2 : "It seems so strange" (Chorus as Ching-hua, Chiang Ch'ing, Pat, Nixon, Secretaries)

00:02:51

Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Mari Opatz, Mezzo-Soprano (Nancy Tang, First Secretary To Mao) - Stephanie Friedman, Mezzo-Soprano (Second Secretary To Mao) - Marion Dry, Mezzo-Soprano (Third Secretary To Mao) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

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28 Act II, Scene 2 : "I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung (Chiang Ch'ing, Chorus)

00:06:29

Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Chorus Of St. Luke's - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

29 Act III : Beginning. Orchestral introduction

00:01:10

Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

30 Act III : "Some men you cannot satisfy" (Kissinger, Nixon, Pat, Chou, Chiang Ch'ing)

00:03:17

Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

31 Act III : "I am no one" (Mao, Chou, Kissinger, Chiang Ch'ing, Pat) Explicit

00:04:01

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Thomas Hammons, Baritone (Henry Kissinger) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

32 Act III : The Maos Dance (Chiang Ch'ing, Mao, Pat, Nixon, Chou)

00:02:00

Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

33 Act III : "Sitting around the Radio" (Nixon, Pat)

00:01:16

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

34 Act III : "Let us examine what you did" (Mao, Chiang Ch'ing, Chou)

00:02:43

John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

35 Act III : "When I woke up I dimly realized the Jap Bombers had given us a miss (Nixon, Pat)

00:01:20

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

36 Act III : "I have no offspring" (Chou, Mao, Chiang Ch'ing)

00:01:54

Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

37 Act III : "I can keep still" (Chiang Ch'ing)

00:02:11

Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

38 Act III : "After that the sweat had soaked my uniform" (Nixon, Pat, Chiang Ch'ing, Mao, Chou)

00:02:28

James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

39 Act III : "Peking watches the Stars" (Chiang Ch'ing, Mao)

00:02:43

Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

40 Act III : "You won at poker" (Pat, Nixon, Chiang Ch'ing, Mao)

00:03:14

Carolann Page, Soprano (Pat Nixon) - James Maddalena, Baritone (Richard Nixon) - Trudy Ellen Craney, Soprano (Chiang Ch’ing, Madame Mao Tse-tung) - John Duykers, Tenor (Mao Tse-tung) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

41 Act III : "I am old and I cannot sleep" (Chou En-lai)

00:04:23

Sanford Sylvan, Baritone (Chou En-lai) - Orchestra of St. Luke's - Edo de Waart, Conductor - John Adams, Composer - Alice Goodman, Lyricist - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer

2011 Nonesuch Records Inc. 1988 Nonesuch Records

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
• Total length: 02:24:28
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: John Adams
• Composer: John Adams
• Label: Nonesuch
• Genre: Classical Opera
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Digital booklet

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Distinctions:

• The Qobuz Essential Discography