Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Houston, October 22, 1987 (conductor: John DeMain) |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon | baritone | James Maddalena |
| Pat Nixon | soprano | Carolann Page |
| Chou En-lai | baritone | Sanford Sylvan |
| Mao Tse-tung | tenor | John Duykers |
| Henry Kissinger | bass | Thomas Hammons |
| Chiang Ch'ing | soprano | Trudy Ellen Craney |
| Nancy Tang, First secretary to Mao | mezzo-soprano | Mari Opatz |
| Second secretary to Mao | alto | Stephanie Friedman |
| Third secretary to Mao | contralto | Marion Dry |
| Dancers, militia, citizens of Peking | ||
Read more about this topic: Nixon In China (opera)
Famous quotes containing the word roles:
“There is a striking dichotomy between the behavior of many women in their lives at work and in their lives as mothers. Many of the same women who are battling stereotypes on the job, who are up against unspoken assumptions about the roles of men and women, seem to accept—and in their acceptance seem to reinforce—these roles at home with both their sons and their daughters.”
—Ellen Lewis (20th century)
“Modern women are squeezed between the devil and the deep blue sea, and there are no lifeboats out there in the form of public policies designed to help these women combine their roles as mothers and as workers.”
—Sylvia Ann Hewitt (20th century)