One aria in this opera is "The News," sung by the title figure after he has disembarked from his aircraft, The Spirit of '76.
One aria in this opera is "The News," sung by the title figure after he has disembarked from his aircraft, The Spirit of '76. Prior to that, a welcoming group has sung "The Eight Points of Attention" to the title figure and his wife, who later sings the aria "This Is Prophetic" at the summer palace. At a performance within this opera, the title figure's wife rushes on stage to protect a peasant girl she mistakenly thinks is actually being whipped; that performance within a performance is "The Red Detachment of Women." FTP what minimalist opera by John Adams features "The Chairman Dances" and chronicles a certain president's visit with Chou En-Lai?
One aria in this opera is "The News," sung by the title figure after he has disembarked from his aircraft, The Spirit of '76.
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