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Nixon In China (1992)

“A Thought-Provoking And Compelling Original Work”

  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
  • Nixon in China 1992- State Opera South Australia
Creatives
  • Conductor David Porcelijn
  • Director Gale Edwards
  • Choreographer Leigh Warren
  • Set Design Adrienne Lobel
  • Costume Design Dunya Ramicova
  • Lighting Designer Nigel Levings
  • Sound Designer John Matheson
Cast
  • Richard Nixon James Maddalena
  • Pat Nixon Eilene Hannan
  • Chou En-Lai Mark McSweeney
  • Mao Tse-tung Geoffrey Harris
  • Henry Kissinger John Wegner
  • Nancy T’ang Wendy Hopkins
  • Second Secretary to Mao Guila Tiver
  • Third Secretary to Mao Shelley Hayton
  • Chiang Ch’ing Merlyn Quaife

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