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Richard Nixon’s historic five-day visit to China in 1972 was a media phenomenon viewed simultaneously by millions on their television sets at home.  John Adams’ Nixon in China intertwines this grand, public spectacle with moments of quiet, private reflection, transforming everyday events into a work of art with universal appeal and significance.


Feb. 5 to 26, 2011


On stage at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately two hours, 50 minutes with one intermission. Sung in English with English SURTITLES™.

Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Director: James Robinson
Set Designer: Allen Moyer

Chou En-lai: Chen-Ye Yuan
Richard Nixon: Robert Orth
Henry Kissinger: Thomas Hammons
Mao Tse-tung: Adrian Thompson


Co-production of Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Opera Theatre, Opera Colorado, Houston Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera and Portland Opera. Robert Orth as Richard Nixon in the Canadian Opera Company production of Nixon in China. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2011


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