Since its premiere in Houston in 1987, Nixon in China is an opera that has not stopped being performed around the world and was the first of John Adams. Adams' music gives a total turn to Glass's minimalism and raises that technique in a more structured context with the genre.
Leigh Melrose (Nixon), Alfred Kim (Mao), Sarah Tynan (Pat) and Audrey Luna (Mme.Mao) shine in their roles. Borja Quiza (Kissinger) and Jacques Imbrailo (Chu En Lai) also shine.