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The acclaimed Théâtre du Châtelet production of Nixon in China will, unlike the revolution, be televised: this evening, to be precise, which translates to a start time of 2:00 PM here in NYC. A video player is embedded after the jump.
The cast includes Franco Pomponi (Richard Nixon), Alfred Kim (Mao Zedong), June Anderson (Pat Nixon), Sumi Jo (Jiang Qing – Mme. Mao), Kyung Chun Kim (Zhou Enlai) and Peter Sidhom (Henry Kissinger). Musical direction is by Alexander Briger and the production is directed by Chen Shi-Zheng.
Photo: Marie-Noëlle Robert
I tuned in late. The whole ballet sequence was exciting -- I want to adopt the lad in the orange sneakers! I’ll be June loved wearing that HAIR. Personally I loved the color. Now I’m motivated to see maybe the July performance in SF -- that would mean sacrificing Caramoor though.
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Alfred Kim was indeed very good in the Met’s Trovatore 2 years ago, certainly better and more exciting than Alvarez, whom Kim was covering. Ah, the wonders of the Met’s casting…
Even though Sumi Jo sounds strained to the max her MME MAO is quite wonderful. The video is still available here:
Sorry… HERE:
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr