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Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky" (Chorus)

First released 1987English2 recordingson 6 releases

Written by

John AdamsComposerAlice GoodmanLibrettist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Nixon in China: Act I, Scene I. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky"Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edo de Waart2:48
Nixon in China: Act I Scene 1: Soldiers of Heaven Hold the Sky (Chorus)Douglas Kinney Frost, Opera Colorado Chorus, Colorado Symphony, Marin Alsop2:45

On these albums

Music From 'Nixon in China'
Music From 'Nixon in China'John Adams, Alice Goodman; Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edo de Waart · 1987
Nixon in China
Nixon in ChinaJohn Adams, Alice Goodman; Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edo de Waart · 1988
The John Adams Earbox
The John Adams EarboxJohn Adams · 1999
Nixon in China
Nixon in ChinaJohn Adams; Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl, Chen-Ye Yuan · 2009
Collected Works
Collected WorksJohn Adams · 2022

Source: MusicBrainz work e2dac77f-89e1-42d9-8ace-2e35ff9af731 (CC0).