Russell Braun: Nixon in China February 9, 2011

Wednesday, February 2, 8 pm
Saturday, February 5, 8 pm
Wednesday, February 9, 8 pm
Saturday, February 12, 1 pm
Tuesday, February 15, 8 pm
Saturday, February 19, 8 pm
The Metropolitan Opera
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
(212) 875-5000
Performing the role of former Chinese Premier, Chou En-lai, Canadian operatic lyric baritone Russell Braun sings alongside John Maddelena, who will sing the role of President Richard Nixon. Peter Sellar’s new production of Nixon in China, the ground-breaking opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, has been eagerly awaited by New York opera-goers.