Album US 1988 on Elektra Nonesuch label
Classical (Contemporary, Minimal, Political, Opera)
An Opera in three acts. Co-commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Comes with 64-page booklet housed inside the box. The booklet is made for all media: Vinyl boxset, cassette boxset and CD boxset.
![]() | John Adams voc, p, *1947 US album by |
![]() | Alice Goodman , *1958 CN libretto by, album by |
![]() | Orchestra Of St. Luke's , US orchestra, album by |
![]() | Edo de Waart p, ob, *1941 NL conductor, album by |
![]() | Chorus Of St. Luke's chorus |
![]() | Trudy Ellen Craney vocals, chiang ch'ing (madame mao tse-tung) |
![]() | Sanford Sylvan , *1953 US vocals, chou en-lai |
![]() | Thomas Hammons voc, vocals, henry kissinger |
![]() | John Duykers voc, vocals, mao tse-tung |
![]() | Mari Opatz , vocals, nancy t'ang (first secretary to mao) |
![]() | Carolann Page , US vocals, pat nixon |
![]() | James Maddalena voc, *1954 CN vocals, richard nixon |
![]() | Stephanie Friedman voc, vocals, second secretary to mao |
![]() | Marion Dry voc, vocals, third secretary to mao |
Peter Sellars directed by, original production |
John Adams |
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Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Act I - Scene I | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 19:01 | |
2 | ![]() | Act I - Scene II | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 24:44 | |
3 | ![]() | Act I - Scene III | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 19:05 | |
4 | ![]() | Act II - Scene I | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 20:30 | |
5 | ![]() | Act II - Scene II | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 28:30 | |
6 | ![]() | Act III | John Adams / Alice Goodman, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart | 32:45 |
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