Nixon in China

Watch excerpts from the opera, coming soon to Eugene.

The modern opera, Nixon in China, which dramatizes Nixon’s historic meet-up with Mao in 1972, will be performed at the Hult Center in Eugene next spring, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s visit. A series of on-campus events will also examine the U.S. relationship with China — then and now. Read the Cascade story.

Watch clips from the New York Metropolitan Opera’s dress rehearsal in January, 2011:

Nixon's arrival

Madame Mao’s over-the-top aria

The famous banquet scene

Jan. 8, 2011 interview with director Peter Sellars and composer John Adams

Nixon’s arrival

Madame Mao’s over-the-top aria

The famous banquet scene

And a Jan. 8, 2011 interview with director Peter Sellars and composer John Adams

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Nixon in China

Watch excerpts from the opera, coming soon to Eugene.

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