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The Landing of the Spirit of ’76, Act I
from Nixon in China

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The 2015 Season

"...and we're back!", as Nicolas Reveles, Director of Education and Outreach says at the beginning of this podcast. And yes, we are! With your help we've been able to announce our 2015 Season with an exciting array of operas and a gala celebration of our 50th Anniversary of serving the San Diego community. Check it out...and join us!

SUGGESTED MEDIA: NIXON IN CHINA

DVD & BluRay

Maddalena, Kelly, Brubaker, Kim, Braun, John Adams conducting, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus/NONESUCH

CD (Classic 1988 World Premiere Recording)

Craney, Dry, Duykers, Friedman, Sylvan, Maddalena, Edo de Waart conducting, Orchestra of St. Luke’s/NONESUCH

CD (Recent Recording)

Orth, Kanyova, Hammons, Heller, Dahl, Yuan, Marin Alsop conducting, Colorado Symphony Orchestra/NAXOS AMERICAN

Straight from the headlines and live news broadcasts of the day, Nixon in China pays musical witness to President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to Beijing in 1972 and goodwill meetings with China’s Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and Premier Chou En-Lai. From serious political discussions to a toast-filled banquet scene where every toast tries to outdo another, with Chinese dancers and a fantasy scene with Kissinger, Nixon in China explores an heroic gesture by a sitting American President towards a burgeoning world power. Join us for a whirlwind diplomatic trip which changed history and an opera that has risen to the top rank of 20th century American operas and is arguably one of the most influential of the last few decades.

Our exceptional cast includes the company debut of Franco Pomponi as Nixon and Chad Shelton as Mao Tse-Tung and returning SDO favorites Kathleen Kim as Madame Mao Tse-Tung and Richard Paul Fink as Henry Kissinger.

All performances at the San Diego Civic Theatre
3 hours and 15 minutes with two intermissions
In English with projected English supertitles - Learn more »