This operatic character watches a performance of The Red Detachment of Women with his wife.
Upon arriving in the title locale of the opera in which he appears, this character sings that "news has a kind of mystery." He later recollects his hamburger stand in Hawaii. This character's arrival is marked by the piece "The Landing of the Spirit of '76." This operatic character watches a performance of The Red Detachment of Women with his wife. He is the title character of an opera in which a portrait of a chairman comes to life and dances to a "foxtrot for orchestra" with Madame (*) Mao. For 10 points, name this operatic character, whom composer John Adams depicted "in China" in an interpretation of his 1973 diplomatic breakthrough.
Upon arriving in the title locale of the opera in which he appears, this character sings that "news has a kind of mystery."
Richard Milhous {Nixon}