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Nixon in China

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Nixon in China

Summary

Nixon in China is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,215 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nixon in China received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition[3].
  • Nixon in China's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[4].
  • Nixon in China's composer is recorded as John Adams[5].
  • Nixon in China's librettist is recorded as Alice Goodman[6].
  • Nixon in China's based on is recorded as 1972 Nixon visit to China[7].
  • Nixon in China's Commons category is recorded as Nixon in China[8].
  • Nixon in China's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Nixon in China was published on 2000[10].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao)[11].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Chou En-lai[12].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Henry Kissinger[13].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Mao Tse-tung[14].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Pat Nixon[15].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Richard Nixon[16].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Second secretary to Mao[17].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Third secretary to Mao[18].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Nancy Tang[19].
  • Nixon in China's characters is recorded as Q63677460[20].
  • Nixon in China's narrative location is recorded as Beijing[21].
  • Nixon in China's official website is recorded as https://www.earbox.com/nixon-in-china/[22].
  • Nixon in China's date of first performance is recorded as October 22, 1987[23].
  • Nixon in China's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition[24].
  • Nixon in China's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nixon in China'}[25].
  • Nixon in China's set in period is recorded as 1972[26].
  • Nixon in China's costume designer is recorded as Dunya Ramicova[27].

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Recognition

Nixon in China received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition[3].

Why It Matters

Nixon in China ranks in the top 8% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,215 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Nixon in China receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition[3].

Related Entities

Beijing John Adams

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Opera : an encyclopedia of world premieres and significant performances. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Opera : an encyclopedia of world premieres and significant performances. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Opera : an encyclopedia of world premieres and significant performances. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Opera : an encyclopedia of world premieres and significant performances. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Opera : an encyclopedia of world premieres and significant performances. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4euU7Z
    Instance of → dramatico-musical work
    Language of work or name → English
    Characters → Chiang Ch'ing (Madame Mao), Chou En-lai, Henry Kissinger +7
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