Research Catalog

Title

Music from Nixon in China [sound recording] / John Adams ; libretto by Alice Goodman.

Author

Adams, John, 1947-

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Elektra/Nonesuch, p1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Goodman, Alice.
• Sylvan, Sanford.
• Maddalena, James.
• Page, Carolann.
• Hammons, Thomas.
• Craney, Trudy Ellen.
• Waart, Edo de.
• Orchestra of St. Luke's. prf

Description

1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.

Uniform Title

Nixon in China. Selections

Alternative Title

• Nixon in China.
• Nixon in China

Subjects

• Operas > Excerpts
• Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 > Drama
• Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 > Drama

Note

• Elektra/Nonesuch: 79193-1 (on container: 9 79193-1)
• Excerpts from the opera; sung in English.
• Program notes by Michael Steinberg, plot synopsis, and text ([4] p.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

• Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City, Dec. 1987.

Contents

Act I, scene 1 (complete) (18:53) -- Act I, scene 3 (excerpt) (12:58) -- Act II, scene 1 (excerpt) (11:38) -- Act II, scene 2 (excerpt) (21:10).

Call Number

*LZR 2309 (F)

OCLC

20701221

Author

Adams, John, 1947-

Title

Music from Nixon in China [sound recording] / John Adams ; libretto by Alice Goodman.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Elektra/Nonesuch, p1988.

Performer

Sanford Sylvan (Chou En-Lai) ; James Maddalena (Richard Nixon) ; Thomas Hammons (Henry Kissinger) ; Carolann Page (Pat Nixon) ; Trudy Ellen Craney (Chiang Ch'ing) ; Orchestra of St. Luke's ; Edo de Waart, conductor.

Event

Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City, Dec. 1987.

Added Author

Goodman, Alice. Librettist

Sylvan, Sanford. Performer

Maddalena, James. Performer

Page, Carolann. Performer

Hammons, Thomas. Performer

Craney, Trudy Ellen. Performer

Waart, Edo de. Conductor

Orchestra of St. Luke's. Performer

Publisher No.

Elektra/Nonesuch 79193-1

9 79193-1

Research Call Number

*LZR 2309 (F) Text and program notes on file.