| Description |
2 videodiscs (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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video file Blu-ray |
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video file DVD video |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby |
| Series |
Metropolitan Opera HD live
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Metropolitan Opera HD live.
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| System Details |
DVD ; all region (region 0) ; 16:9 aspect ratio ; Dolby TrueHD 24-bit Surround and Dolby TrueHD 24-bit stereo. soundtracks. |
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Blu-ray ; all region (region 0) ; 16:9 aspect ratio ; Dolby TrueHD 24-bit Surround and Dolby TrueHD 24-bit stereo. soundtracks. |
| Note |
Opera in three acts. |
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Title from opening screen credits. |
| Performer |
James Maddalena (Richard Nixon) ; Janis Kelly (Pat Nixon) ; Robert Brubaker (Mao Tse-tung) ; Kathleen Kim (Chiang Ch'ing) ; Russell Braun (Chou En-lai) ; Richard Paul Fink (Henry Kissinger) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; conducted by John Adams ; Thomas Hampson, host ; Donald Palumbo, chorus master. |
| Credits |
Choreography by Mark Morris ; directed by Peter Sellars ; set designer, Adrianne Lobel ; costume designer, Dunya Ramicova ; lighting designer, James F. Ingalls ; sound designer, Mark Grey ; producers, Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik ; music producer, Jay David Saks ; writers, Matt Dobkin, Ellen Keel. |
| Event |
Live HD transmission of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on February 12, 2011. |
| Note |
"Blu-ray + DVD"--Container. |
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A Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and WNET. |
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Booklet containing an interview of John Adams and Peter Sellars by Elena Park and a synopsis of the opera ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Summary |
Opera depicting U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic state visit to mainland China in February 1972. |
| Language |
Sung in English; optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, or Portuguese. |
| Subject |
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Travel -- China -- Drama.
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. |
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Travel. |
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China. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Filmed operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Goodman, Alice, librettist.
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Sellars, Peter, director.
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Maddalena, James, performer.
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Kelly, Janis, 1949- performer.
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Brubaker, Robert, performer.
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Kim, Kathleen, performer.
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Braun, Russell, 1968- performer.
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Fink, Richard Paul, performer.
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Adams, John, 1947- conductor.
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Hampson, Thomas, host.
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Palumbo, Donald, conductor.
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Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer.
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Lobel, Adrianne, set designer.
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Ramicova, Dunya, costume designer.
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Ingalls, James F., lighting designer.
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Grey, Mark, 1967- sound designer.
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Briccetti, Louisa, producer.
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Warivonchik, Victoria, producer.
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Saks, Jay David, producer.
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Dobkin, Matt, author of dialog.
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Keel, Ellen, author of dialog.
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Park, Elena, writer of accompanying material.
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Adams, John, 1947-
Nixon in China.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, performer.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, performer.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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Nonesuch Records (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
075597960884 |
| Music No. |
532291-2 Nonesuch Records |
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