One character in this opera interrupts a performance to help a character she thinks is being whipped to death.
One character in this opera interrupts a performance to help a character she thinks is being whipped to death. The orchestra for this opera is strengthened by two pianos and four saxophones, among others. The title character of this opera sings "News has a kind of mystery" when contemplating the effects of his actions, and that character's wife sings "This is prophetic" while imagining her future after visiting a children's school. A chorus sings "The Three Main Rules of Discipline" at the beginning of this opera in which the main characters watch a performance of The Red Detachment of Women. For 10 points, beginning with the landing of the plane the Spirit of '76, name this minimalist opera about a US president's international visit by John Adams.
One character in this opera interrupts a performance to help a character she thinks is being whipped to death.
Nixon in China