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Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day / I thought I'd die!" (Kissinger (as Lao Szu), Chorus (as Wu Ching-hua))

First released 1987English2 recordingson 6 releases

Written by

John AdamsComposerAlice GoodmanLibrettist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II. "Oh what a day I thought I'd die!"Thomas Hammons, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Edo de Waart4:48
Nixon in China: Act II Scene 2: O What a Day I Thought I'd Die! (Kissinger as Lao Szu, Chorus as Ching-hua, 3 Secretaries, Pat)Jennifer DeDominici, Thomas Hammons, Melissa Malde, Opera Colorado Chorus, Julie Simson, Colorado Symphony, Marin Alsop4:41

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 8912a83c-9190-47bc-93b0-51a2381efd91 (CC0).