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Nixon in China
Choreographer
Mark Morris
Composer
John Adams
Director
Peter Sellars
Lighting Designer
James F. Ingalls
Costume Designer
Dunya Ramicova
Set Designer
Adrianne Lobel
Commissioners
Houston Grand Opera
,
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
,
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Number of Dancers
10
Running Time
160 minutes
Premiere Date & Company
October 22, 1987,
Houston Grand Opera
Premiere Performance
"Nixon in China," Houston Opera (Houston, TX) - October 22-November 7, 1987
Premiere Cast
Heather Toma
,
Steven Ochoa
,
Michael Ing
,
Andrew Pacho
,
Cristina Perera
,
Pamela Semmler
,
Kelly Slough
Performances & Events
"Nixon in China," English National Opera (London, England) - June 7-21, 2000
"Nixon in China," Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY) - December 4-17, 1987
"Nixon in China," Houston Opera (Houston, TX) - October 22-November 7, 1987
Media
Press
Art in America - October 1988
Press
Newsweek - May 1988
Press
Seattle Weekly - May 1988
Press
Isthmus - March 1988
Press
The Minnesota Daily - March 1988
Press
City Pages - March 1988
Videos
Performance video of "Nixon in China" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - December 9, 1987 (Video 1 of 4)
Videos
Performance video of "Nixon in China" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - December 9, 1987 (Video 2 of 4)
Videos
Performance video of "Nixon in China" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - December 9, 1987 (Video 3 of 4)
Videos
Performance video of "Nixon in China" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - December 9, 1987 (Video 4 of 4)
Programs
Program for "Nixon in China," Brooklyn Academy of Music - December 4-17, 1987
Programs
Program for "Nixon in China," Houston Opera - October 22-November 7, 1987
Press
San Francisco Chronicle - October 1987
Press
The Washington Post - May 1987
Press
The Boston Globe - February 1986
