It's been three decades since the Houston Grand Opera presented John Adams' "Nixon in China," the company's beloved world premiere that changed not only how modern political operas were viewed but ...

However, that's John Adams, the minimalist modern composer, not the 2nd President of our nation. And Nixon and Mao are characters in Adams' modern opera classic, "Nixon in China," which is featured as ...

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in ...

John Adams has written operas that spring from world events - "Nixon In China," "The Death Of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." But the great composer's newest work, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera, ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.