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1Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I: Opening
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. Beginning
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
2:53
2Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I: "Soldiers of Heaven Hold the Sky"
choir vocals:
Chorus of St. Luke's
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky" (Chorus)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
2:48
3Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "The People Are the Heroes Now"
choir vocals:
Chorus of St. Luke's
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "The people are the heroes now" (Chorus)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
2:49
4Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: Landing of the Spirit of '76
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. Landing of the Spirit of '76
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
2:23
5Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?"
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone) and Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "Your flight was smooth, I hope?" (Chou En-lai, Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
1:19
6Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II: "News Has a Kind of Mystery:"
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone) and Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
bass vocals:
Thomas Hammons
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene II. "News has a kind of mystery:" (Nixon, Chou En-lai, Kissinger)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
7:09
7Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: "Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends,"
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends," (Chou En-lai)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
6:38
8Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: "Mr. Premier, Distinguished Guests,"
baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]:
James Maddalena (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests," (Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
2:37
9Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: Cheers
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone) and Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
bass vocals:
Thomas Hammons
soprano vocals:
Carolann Page
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene III: Cheers! (Chorus, Nixon, Chou, Pat, Kissinger)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (, from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act I
3:50
10Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I: "This Is Prophetic!"
soprano vocals [as Pat Nixon]:
Carolann Page
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "This is prophetic!" (Pat Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act II
8:31
11Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: Opening
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. Opening (Chorus)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act II
2:54
12Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "Oh What a Day / I Thought I'd Die!"
bass-baritone vocals [as Henry Kissinger (as Lao Szu)]:
Thomas Hammons
choir vocals [as Wu Ching-hua]:
Chorus of St. Luke's
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day / I thought I'd die!" (Kissinger (as Lao Szu), Chorus (as Wu Ching-hua))
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act II
4:48
13Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "Whip Her to Death!"
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone)
bass vocals:
Thomas Hammons
soprano vocals:
Carolann Page
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Whip her to death!" (Kissinger (as Lao Szu), Pat Nixon, Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act II
2:33
14Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: "I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-Tung"
soprano vocals:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung" (Chiang Ch'ing)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act II
6:34
15Nixon in China: Act III: "Let Us Examine What You Did."
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
tenor vocals [as Mao Tse-tung]:
John Duykers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "Let Us Examine What You Did." (Mao, Chiang Ch'ing, Chou En-lai)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
2:44
16Nixon in China: Act III: "When I Woke Up"
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Carolann Page
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "When I Woke Up" (Nixon, Pat Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
1:21
17Nixon in China: Act III: "I Have No Offspring."
baritone vocals:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Duykers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "I have no offspring." (Chou En-lai, Mao, Chiang Ch'ing)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
1:55
18Nixon in China: Act III: "I Can Keep Still,"
soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "I Can Keep Still," (Chiang Ch'ing)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
2:11
19Nixon in China: Act III: "After That - / The Sweat/ Had Soaked My Uniform"
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]:
James Maddalena (baritone)
soprano vocals [as Pat Nixon]:
Carolann Page
tenor vocals [as Mao Tse-tung]:
John Duykers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "After that - / The sweat / Had soaked my uniform" (Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mao, Chou En-lai)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
2:28
20Nixon in China: Act III: "Peking Watches the Stars,"
soprano vocals [as Chiang Chi'ng (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
tenor vocals [as Mao Tse-tung]:
John Duykers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "Peking Watches the Stars," (Chiang Ch'ing, Mao)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
2:43
21Nixon in China: Act III: "You Won at Poker."
baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]:
James Maddalena (baritone)
soprano vocals [as Pat Nixon]:
Carolann Page
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "You Won at Poker." (Pat Nixon, Nixon)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
3:14
22Nixon in China: Act III: "I Am Old and I Cannot Sleep"
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III. "I am Old and I Cannot Sleep" (Chou En-lai)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (from 1985 until 1987)
librettist:
Alice Goodman (from 1985 until 1987)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
4:24
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