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John Adams' (pictured) opera Nixon in China premiered.
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John Adams (composer)
American composer (born 1947)
John Coolidge Adams is an American composer and conductor. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical music, he is particularly noted for his operas, many of which center around historical events. Apart from opera, his oeuvre includes orchestral,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nixon in China
1987 opera by John Adams
Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman. Adams's first opera, it was inspired by U.S. president Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China. The work premiered at the Houston Grand Opera on October 22, 1987, in a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)