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Cast
James Maddalena
as Richard Nixon
Robert Brubaker
as Mao Tse-tung
Janis Kelly
as Pat Nixon
Kathleen Kim
as Chiang Ch’ing
Richard Paul Fink
as Henry Kissinger
Russell Braun
as Chou En-Lai
Ginger Costa-Jackson
as First Secretary to Mao
Teresa S. Herold
as Second Secretary to Mao
Tamara Mumford
as Third Secretary to Mao
Haruno Yamazaki
as Solo Dancer
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2011
Runtime2h 56m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes2
DirectorPeter Sellars
WritersAlice Goodman
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsJohn Adams: Nixon in China
About John Adams: Nixon in China
John Adams’s groundbreaking work vividly brings to life US President Nixon’s 1972 visit to the People’s Republic of China. Peter Sellars’s Metropolitan Opera production, based on his 1987 world-premiere staging, features choreography by Mark Morris and stars James Maddalena as Nixon, Robert Brubaker as Chairman Mao, Janis Kelly as First Lady Pat Nixon, Russell Braun as Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, and Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch’ing, Mao’s wife. From the pomp of the public displays to the intimacy of the protagonists most private moments, Adams, Sellars and librettist Alice Goodman reveal the real characters behind the headlines in this landmark American opera.
Directed by Peter Sellars, John Adams: Nixon in China leans on a strong ensemble — James Maddalena, Robert Brubaker, Janis Kelly — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 2011.
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