By Colton Carothers
Nixon in China is the operatic interpretation of Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China. Equally historic was Vancouver Opera’s staging of John Adam’s Nixon in China in its Canadian premier for Vancouver’s Cultural Olympiad near the end of March. With an Olympic sized cast and an Olympic sized budget, you would expect a gold medal. In selecting this piece itself, Vancouver Opera went for the gold: Nixon is a behemoth of an opera, requiring large orchestrations, costly sets and a large ensemble. Did it live up to these Olympic sized aspirations?
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