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)

Annotation

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.

Tracklist

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1Nixon in China: Act III. Beginning
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Nixon in China: Act III: Beginning
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams1:11
2Nixon in China: Act III. "Some men you cannot satisfy"
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]:
James Maddalena (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [as Henry Kissinger]:
Thomas Hammons
soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
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: Some Men You Cannot Satisfy (Kissinger, Nixon, Pat, Chou, Chiang Ch'ing)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
librettist:
Alice Goodman
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams3:17
3Nixon in China: Act III. "I am no one"
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [as Henry Kissinger]:
Thomas Hammons
soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
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: I Am No One (Mao, Chou, Kissinger, Chiang Ch'ing, Pat)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
librettist:
Alice Goodman
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams4:01
4Nixon in China: Act III. The Maos dance
baritone vocals [as Chou En-lai]:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
baritone vocals [as Richard Nixon]:
James Maddalena (baritone)
soprano vocals [as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)]:
Trudy Ellen Craney (soprano)
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: The Maos Dance (Chiang Ch'ing, Mao, Pat, Nixon, Chou)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
librettist:
Alice Goodman
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams2:01
5Nixon in China: Act III. "Sitting around the radio"
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: Sitting Around the Radio (Nixon, Pat)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
librettist:
Alice Goodman
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams1:16
6Nixon 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
John Adams2:43
7Nixon in China: Act III. "When I woke up, I dimly realized the Jap Bombers had given us a miss"
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: When I Woke Up I Dimly Realized the Jap Bombers Had Given Us a Miss (Nixon, Pat)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
librettist:
Alice Goodman
part of:
Nixon in China: Act III
John Adams1:21
8Nixon in China: Act III. "I have no offspring"
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. "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
John Adams1:55
9Nixon 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
John Adams2:11
10Nixon 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
John Adams2:28
11Nixon 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
John Adams2:43
12Nixon 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
John Adams3:14
13Nixon 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
John Adams4:24

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