Editorial: Myth-Making in ‘Nixon in China’ and Why Modern Directors Don’t Get It

On July 11, a renowned composer John Adams posted on X (ex-Twitter): This @deutsche_oper production: painful to even think about. “Nixon in China” is so often mistreated or misunderstood. In 35 years I’ve only seen 2 productions that got it right. This one? Clearly a disgrace. But we composers can only babysit our creations for so long. What do we {…}

Mar 31, 2023

Opéra de Paris 2022-23 Review: Nixon in China

Performing “Nixon in China” nowadays is a particularly hard task: in Paris, mountains of burning trash compete with the buildings; In the United States, a series of attacks on the arts and on intellectual freedom headlines newspapers; And most importantly, war is happening not so far away from France. John Adams and Alice Goodman’s “Nixon in China” addresses today’s realities {…}

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Editorial: Myth-Making in ‘Nixon in China’ and Why Modern Directors Don’t Get It

Opéra de Paris 2022-23 Review: Nixon in China