| Event Title |
Cultural Olympiad - Nixon in China |
| Event Type |
Music |
| Description |
Vancouver Opera presents the Canadian premiere – and a new production – of John Adams’s modern masterpiece about U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic 1972 visit to China. Canadian coloratura soprano Tracey Dahl, as Madame Mao, joins opera greats Robert Orth as Nixon and Alan Woodrow as Mao Tse-tung under the musical leadership of Maestro John DeMain who led the 1987 premiere of the opera. |
| Location |
Queen Elizabeth Theatre 630 Hamilton Street
Vancouver |
| Website |
www.vancouver2010.com/culturalolympiad |
| Dates |
Mar 13, 2010 - Mar 20, 2010
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