"Nixon in China" - Preview
Preview: Season 38 Episode 15 | 30s
Airs Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Composer John Adams conducts the Met premiere of his most famous opera. Baritone James Maddalena stars in the title role. Peter Sellars directs. 6/1/11
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
"Nixon in China" - Preview
Preview: Season 38 Episode 15 | 30s
Composer John Adams conducts the Met premiere of his most famous opera. Baritone James Maddalena stars in the title role. Peter Sellars directs. 6/1/11
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Preview: S38 Ep15 | 32s | Starring James Maddalena as Richard Nixon, a role he created at the premiere in 1987 (32s)
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