Published: April 19th, 2023,
Last updated: April 19th, 2023
Opera composers love the world of legends and myths. It is the purest treasure trove for imbuing stories with meaning, stories that are essentially always about the same things: longing, power and love. With Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, the Spanish Royal Theatre chose a material that is certainly dramatic and also the stuff of several myths – but despite the famously successful outcome for diplomatic relations, there was no romantic duet performed by Mao and Nixon. „Nixon in China“ is an opera by John Adams, which is currently being performed in Madrid.
