Adams, John, 1947-
New York : Nonesuch Records, [2012], c2011.
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Part of the series Metropolitan Opera HD live;Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Notes:
- DVD 16:9 aspect ratio Dolby TrueHD 24-bit Surround and Dolby TrueHD 24-bit stereo.
- English subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish or Portuguese.
- Host, Thomas Hampson.
- Performers: James Maddalena, Janis Kelly, Richard Paul Fink, Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Kim, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Teresa S. Herold, Tamara Mumford, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet conducted by John Adams chorus master, Donald Palumbo.
- Choreography by Mark Morris music producer, Jay David Saks.
- Live HD transmission of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on February 12, 2011.
- Booklet contains: DVD chapters The myth of history, an interview of John Adams and Peter Sellars by Elena Park a synopsis of the opera by Alice Goodman (inserted in DVD container).
- A Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET.
- Production originally created by English National Opera.
- Opera depicting U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic state visit to mainland China in February 1972.
Subjects:
- Operas.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 — Travel — China — Drama.
- Operas. fast (OCoLC)fst01046191
- Travel. fast (OCoLC)fst01155558
- China. fast (OCoLC)fst01206073
- Filmed operas. lcgft
- Nonfiction films. lcgft
- Drama. fast (OCoLC)fst01423879
Requested by Klemp, M.