mosaec

When Henry Kissinger Became a Character in an Opera

Kissinger, Henry A Nixon in China (Opera) Opera Sellars, Peter United States International Relations

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.

By Zachary Woolfe

Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon

Fleming, Renee Nixon in China (Opera) Opera Paris Opera

Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon

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.

By Ben Miller