When American composer John Adams was getting ready to write his opera Nixon in China, he warmed up his imagination with the image of Chairman Mao... John Adams: Nixon, Minimalism And Mao John Adams: ...
However, that's John Adams, the minimalist modern composer, not the 2nd President of our nation. And Nixon and Mao are characters in Adams' modern opera classic, "Nixon in China," which is featured as ...
John Adams has written operas that spring from world events - "Nixon In China," "The Death Of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." But the great composer's newest work, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera, ...