Nixon in China

~ Release by John Adams, Alice Goodman; Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edo de Waart (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Marion Dry (Mezzo Soprano - 3rd Secretary to Mao)
Carolann Page (Soprano - Pat Nixon)
Trudy Ellen Craney (Soprano - Chiang Ch'ing (Mrs. Mao))
John Duykers (Tenor - Mao Tse-Tung)
Mari Opatz (Soprano - Nancy T'ang (1st Secretary))
Stephanie Friedman (Mezzo Soprano - 2nd Secretary to Mao)
James Maddalena (Baritone - Richard M. Nixon)
Sanford Sylvan (Baritone - Chou En-Lai)
Thomas Hammons (Bass - Henry Kissinger)

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-31 17:43 UTC.

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. Beginning 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 1: Beginning - I Don't Daydream and Don't Look Back (Pat) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		3:34
2	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "Look down at the earth" choir vocals: Chorus of St. Luke's 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 1: Look Down at the Earth (Chorus, Pat) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		5:26
3	Nixon 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	John Adams		8:32
4	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene I. "At last the weather's warming up" 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 1: At Last the Weather's Warming Up (Pat) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		3:03
5	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. Beginning choir vocals: 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. 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	John Adams		2:54
6	Nixon 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	John Adams		4:48
7	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Whip her to death!" baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]: James Maddalena (baritone) bass-baritone vocals [as Henry Kissinger (as Lao Szu)]: Thomas Hammons 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 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	John Adams		2:30
8	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. Tropical storm 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 II: Tropical Storm: There There, There There (Pat) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		4:45
9	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Flesh rebels" choir vocals [as Milita]: 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: Flesh Rebels (Chorus as Militia) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		3:08
10	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "I have my brief" baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]: James Maddalena (baritone) bass-baritone vocals [as Henry Kissinger (as Lao Szu)]: Thomas Hammons orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s conductor: Edo de Waart (conductor) recording of: Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: I Have My Brief (Kissinger as Lao Szu, Nixon) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		1:05
11	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "It seems so strange" baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]: James Maddalena (baritone) choir vocals [as Ching-hua]: Chorus of St. Luke's mezzo-soprano vocals [as First Secretary to Mao]: Mari Opatz (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]: Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano) soprano vocals [as Pat Nixon]: Carolann Page soprano vocals [as Second Secretary to Mao]: Stephanie Friedman (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals [as Third Secretary to Mao]: Marion Dry (contralto) orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s conductor: Edo de Waart (conductor) recording of: Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II: It Seems So Strange (Chorus as Ching-hua, Chiang Ch'ing, Pat, Nixon, 3 Secretaries) composer: John Adams (American minimalist composer) librettist: Alice Goodman part of: Nixon in China: Act II	John Adams		2:52
12	Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung" 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 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	John Adams		6:30

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ASIN:	CA: B000005IYW [info] US: B000005IYW [info]

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