‘Nixon in China’ and at Harvard
Harvard President Drew Faust will host a panel discussion with the alumni behind the groundbreaking opera “Nixon in China” as part of Harvard’s 375th anniversary celebration. The Nov. 15 event at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will offer analysis of the opera, an account of former President Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, most recently on view at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City last year. Joining Faust will be A.R.T. Director Diane Paulus ’88 and the three alumni who originally brought the opera to the stage, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams ’71, A.M. ’72, director Peter Sellars ’81, and librettist Alice Goodman ’80. “ ‘Nixon in China’ pushed the boundaries of opera and theater and is a stellar example of our alumni’s contribution to the arts. It is particularly fitting that during this anniversary year, as we contemplate what Harvard has been, is, and will become, we look for opportunities to focus...