| Main Performers | Kathleen Kim - Madame Mao,
Alan Oke - Chairman Mao,
Gerald Finley - Chou En-Lai,
Robert Orth - President Nixon,
Jessica Rivera - Pat Nixon,
James Rutherford - Kissinger,
Stephanie Marshall - Secretary,
Louise Poole - Secretary,
Susan Platts - Secretary |
| Set List | 'Nixon in China', J Adams |
| Performance Notes | Alice Goodmans poetic, intensely original libretto is based on Richard and Pat Nixons historic three-day visit to China in 1972. Protagonists viewed initially as transcendent iconic figures are not so much satirised as seen for what they are.
The score pounds away eclectically with nods to Broadway and rock, Minimalism and Igor Stravinsky, but theres no mistaking the identity of the composer, who joins us tonight, nor the colour and brilliance of one of the iconic works of our time.
Paul Curran stage director. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2012/58),
Programme (RAHE/1/2012/130),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2012/39),
Poster (RAHE/2/2012/24) |