John Adams - Nixon in China

John Adams (b. 1947)

Nixon in China, opera in three acts

Libreto by Alice Goodman; Directed by Peter Sellars

3 discs; 2 hours 24 minutes

Ok, on occasion of its long overdue revival at the Met next month (you're all seeing the HD broadcast, right? right?) I'm posting one of the finest operas of the latter part of the 20th Century. This is pretty much required listening if you're in any way interested in minimalism, modern music, contemporary composition and/or opera. It's supreme. I dare you to find a more rousing opening aria than "News Has a Kind of Mystery". Didn't think so.

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Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Also, 80's Adams looks like a supporting character in an James L. Brooks movie, amirite?