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Operas Based on Actual Events: Nixon in China, the Death of Klinghoffer, Doctor Atomic, Dead Man Walking, La Muette de Portici, the First Emperor, Gloriana, Shining Brow, Margaret

Operas Based on Actual Events: Nixon in China, the Death of Klinghoffer, Doctor Atomic, Dead Man Walking, La Muette de Portici, the First Emperor, Gloriana, Shining Brow, Margaret


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, Doctor Atomic, Dead Man Walking, La muette de Portici, The First Emperor, Gloriana, Shining Brow, Margaret Garner, The Ballad of Baby Doe, The Lighthouse, Lord Byron, Galileo Galilei, Anna Nicole, The Crucible, I Medici, The Photographer. Excerpt: 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 the 1972 visit to China by US President Richard Nixon. The work premiered at the Houston Grand Opera on October 22, 1987, in a production by Peter Sellars with choreography by Mark Morris. When Sellars approached Adams with the idea for the opera in 1985, Adams was initially reluctant, but eventually decided that the work could be a study in how myths come to be, and accepted the project. Goodman's libretto was the result of considerable research into Nixon's visit, though she disregarded most sources published after 1972. To create the sounds he sought, Adams augmented the orchestra with a large saxophone section, additional percussion, and electronic synthesizer. Although sometimes described as "minimalist," the score displays a variety of musical styles, embracing minimalism after the manner of Philip Glass alongside passages echoing 19th century composers such as Wagner and Johann Strauss. With these ingredients, Adams mixes Stravinskian 20th century neoclassicism, jazz references, and big band sounds reminiscent of Nixon's youth in the 1930s. The combination of these elements varies frequently, to reflect changes in the onstage action. Following the 1987 premiere, the opera received mixed reviews; some critics dismissed the work, predicting it would soon vanish. However, it has been presented on many occasions since, in Europe as well as in North America, and has been recorded twice. In 2011, the ope...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781234647490
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 24
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 64 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1234647494
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jun 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Nixon in China, the Death of Klinghoffer, Doctor Atomic, Dead Man Walking, La Muette de Portici, the First Emperor, Gloriana, Shining Brow, Margaret
  • Width: 189 mm


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