Storyline
John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Metropolitan Opera production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
James Maddalena
Richard Nixon
Robert Brubaker
Mao Tse-tung
Janis Kelly
Pat Nixon
Kathleen Kim
Chiang Ch’ing
Richard Paul Fink
Henry Kissinger
Russell Braun
Chou En-Lai
Ginger Costa-Jackson
First Secretary to Mao
Teresa S. Herold
Second Secretary to Mao
Tamara Mumford
Third Secretary to Mao
Haruno Yamazaki
Solo Dancer
Kanji Segawa
Solo Dancer
MET Orchestra
Frequently Asked Questions
John Adams: Nixon in China was released on February 12, 2011.
The runtime of John Adams: Nixon in China is 2h 56m.
John Adams: Nixon in China is a Music movie.
John Adams: Nixon in China has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 on TMDB.
John Adams: Nixon in China is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
John Adams: Nixon in China was directed by Peter Sellars.
The main cast of John Adams: Nixon in China includes James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly.
John Adams: Nixon in China is originally in English.