general information

composition date

1985-1987

duration

1h 20 min

editor

Boosey & Hawkes

Commission

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Houston Grand Opera et John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Libretto (details, author)

Alice Goodman

type

detailed formation

Soloist

2 solo baritones [Chou En-lai ; Richard Nixon], solo bass voice [Henry Kissinger], solo mezzo-soprano [Nancy T’ang, première secrétaire de Mao], 2 solo contraltos [deuxième secrétaire de Mao ; troisième secrétaire de Mao], solo tenor [Mao Tse-tung], 2 solo sopranos [Pat Nixon ; Chiang Ch’ing]

2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), Eb clarinet (also 2 clarinets, soprano saxophone), soprano saxophone (also 2 alto saxophones, baritone saxophone), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 electronic/MIDI keyboards/synthesizers, 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 double basses [nombre de cordes minimum]

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