Category: Nixon in China (Opera)

When Henry Kissinger Became a Character in an Opera

In 1987, “Nixon in China” meditated on what was then recent history, depicting Kissinger as a smooth diplomat with a brutal side.
Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon

The New York Times – Music:
The superstar soprano discusses her debut in John Adams’s “Nixon in China” at the Paris Opera. For starters, she spends the second act with a dragon.

When Henry Kissinger Became a Character in an Opera