Nixon in China

Nixon in China

Walter Cronkite provides historical background and narrates this grand opera depicting U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic state visit to mainland China in February 1972. Features the Houston Grand Opera Chorus, the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, and dancers Heather Toma and Steven Ochoa.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, John, 1947-
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Houston Grand Opera
Other Authors: Sellars, Peter, Bronson, Michael, Large, Brian, Fitzgerald, Gerald, Maddalena, James, Page, Carolann, Duykers, John, Sylvan, Sanford, Craney, Trudy Ellen, Hammons, Thomas, DeMain, John, Goodman, Alice, Morris, Mark, 1956-, Cronkite, Walter, Toma, Heather, Ochoa, Steven
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Duluth, GA : House of Opera, [200-?]
Subjects:
Nixon, Richard M. > (Richard Milhous), > 1913-1994 > Drama.
Operas
Item Description:
  • A broadcast of the program Great Performances, April 15, 1988 by PBS.
  • Previously released on VHS in 1988 by Houston Grand Opera.
Description
Summary:Walter Cronkite provides historical background and narrates this grand opera depicting U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic state visit to mainland China in February 1972. Features the Houston Grand Opera Chorus, the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, and dancers Heather Toma and Steven Ochoa.
Physical Description:1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Conductor, John DeMain ; music by John Adams ; libretto by Alice Goodman ; choreography, Mark Morris.
Participant or Performer:James Maddalena, Carolann Page, John Duykers, Sanford Sylvan, Trudy Ellen Craney, Thomas Hammons.
FOLIO link:View instance in FOLIO

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