[DOC] [TLE] Nixon in China - Wikipedia [PAR] Nixon in China is an opera in three acts by John Adams, with a libretto by Alice 
Goodman. Adams' first opera, it was inspired by U.S. President Richard Nixon's 
visit to China in 1972. ..... Gelb intended that Nixon in China be the first of such 
productions, but Adams chose ... One, the libretto; two, the music; three, the 
direction. [DOC] [TLE] John Adams (composer) - Wikipedia [PAR] Some works composed during this period include China Gates ... Shaker Loops (
for string septet) (1978): A "modular" composition for three violins, one viola, two 
... of cascading flat keys all learned to cohabit as I wrote the piece. ... days of 
President Nixon's visit to Beijing in February 1972. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about OPERA - StudyStack [PAR] AN ODD SUBJECT FOR AN OPERA, BUT COMPOSER JOHN ADAMS WROTE 
ONE ABOUT THIS PRESIDENT'S 1972 TRIP TO CHINA, NIXON. IN 1896 THIS... [DOC] [TLE] Nixon in China | opera by Adams | Britannica.com [PAR] Nixon in China, opera in three acts by John Adams (with an English libretto by ... 
with its effective use of a contemporary event as the subject of an opera. ... The 
story was set in February 1972, during the trip that Nixon undertook with his wife, 
... newspapersNixon and his wife exit Air Force One, and the president raises 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Nixon in China Lives Long and Prospers | San Francisco Classical ... [PAR] Jun 5, 2012 ... Behind David Gockley's desk in the War Memorial Opera House is a small 
framed ... about the significance of John Adams' groundbreaking 1987 opera, 
which depicts the 37th U.S. president's historic 1972 visit to Communist China. ... 
is one of the most celebrated composers in the world today, opera lovers... [DOC] [TLE] John Adams (composer) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about John Adams (composer) at ... has put 
minimalist music on a fresh pathone that has won both admirers and detractors
. ... but their experimental, open techniques of composition appealed to Adams. ... 
is a dramatization of President Richard M. Nixon's historic visit to Beijing in 1972. [DOC] [TLE] How Nixon's Trip to China Inspired a Great American Opera | Mental ... [PAR] Aug 27, 2012 ... by Seth Colter Walls Just 13 years after President Richard Nixon's ... But in 
February 1972, his eight-day trip to the People's Republic became ... On every 
playbill and poster, Nixon in China is billed as minimalist composer John 
Adams's work. .... Kissinger, who is written with a one dimensional, arrogant air. [DOC] [TLE] Reception and Influence of a Postmodernist Opera : John Adams ... [PAR] Apr 22, 2011 ... work chronicled President Nixon's 1972 trip to Communist China, ... the piece, but 
on the potential of the contemporaneous subject matter to .... part historic 
narrative, one part humorous political parody, and one part ..... composer John 
Adams' landmark opera seems even more relevant today in view of. [DOC] [TLE] Top Five Works About American Presidents - WQXR [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... Lately, those leaders have been subjects of recent musical works. ... in pantheon 
of great American Presidents, but his 1972 trip to China is one of the great ... It's 
chronicled in John Adams's heralded opera, Nixon in China. ... Clurman, a 
conductor and teacher, commissioned 16 composers to each write a... [DOC] [TLE] Nixon in China - Minnesota Opera [PAR] Nov 6, 2004 ... Each strand has one or more standards that can be implemented in the arts 
areas of .... C explain ways in which the principles and subject matter of various ... 
Students will learn about the life of the composer John Adams. ... prepared but 
might ...... 1972 Nixon makes his historic trip in February; in June five. [DOC] [TLE] Uncategorized | Official Site of Eugene Opera in Eugene, Oregon ... [PAR] Feb 18, 2013 ... They talk about everything but, they talk around the subject. ... OK,

Question: An odd subject for an opera, but composer John Adams wrote one about this president's 1972 trip to China
Answer: Richard Nixon