Nixon in China February 2, 2011

The Metropolitan Opera will present its first-ever performances of John Adams' 'Nixon in China' with the composer conducting his own score. The Met's new production, staged by director Peter Sellars, will star James Maddalena as Richard Nixon, a role he created at the opera's world premiere in 1987 and has performed at leading opera houses around the world. 'Nixon in China' will also feature Janis Kelly as Pat Nixon, Kathleen Kim as Chiang Ch'ing, Robert Brubaker as Mao Tse-tung, Russell Braun as Chou En-lai, and Richard Paul Fink as Henry Kissinger.