Date: April 8, 10 & 13, 2027 at 8 p.m.

Genre: Vocal Music, Opera, Classical Music, Orchestral Performance

Tickets: https://www.pacificsymphony.org/show-details/shelley-conducts-nixon-in-china

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Elkhanah Pulitzer, stage director

Pacific Chorale — Robert Istad, artistic director

Cast to be announced

JOHN ADAMS: Nixon in China

Semi- staged opera in English

Cast to be announced

When President Nixon landed in Beijing in 1972, it was the diplomatic gamble of the century. Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, John Adams’ thrilling opera Nixon in China comes vividly to life in a theatrically staged production created for the concert hall. With its richly layered score, soaring vocal writing, and intimate human drama, this masterpiece unfolds with gripping dramatic power under Alexander Shelley.

By arrangement with B&H Music Publishing Inc. d/b/a Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes Company, publisher and copyright owner.

Preview Talk at 7 p.m. with Classical California midday host Alan Chapman.

First Lady Pat Nixon and President Richard Nixon during Nixon’s historic visit to China. 

Photo Credits: Courtesy of The Richard Nixon Foundation