Thomas Hampson and Renée Fleming star in the recent Opéra de Paris production of John Adams' "Nixon in China."
Gustavo Dudamel conducted the performance.
The opera, about President Nixon's 1972 trip to China, features saxophones, synthesizer and extra percussion instruments.
Listen Saturday at 1 p.m. on Classical IPR.
Libretto: Alice Goodman
Venue: Opéra Bastille, Paris
Presenting Company: Opéra de Paris
Cast:
Richard Nixon: Thomas Hampson
Pat Nixon: Renée Fleming
Zhou Enlai: Xiaomeng Zhang
Henry Kissinger: Joshua Bloom
Nancy Tang, First Secretary to Mao: Yajie Zhang
Mao Zedong: John Matthew Myers
Chiang Ch’ing: Kathleen Kim
Second Secretary to Mao: Ning Liang
Third Secretary to Mao: Emanuela Pascu
Ensemble: Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Chorus Director: Ching-Lien Wu
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel