Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China with Renée Fleming

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon)
Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
 James Burton, conductor

John ADAMS The Chairman Dances 
John ADAMS Excerpts from Nixon in China
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

John Adams’ Nixon in China redefined opera by taking as its subject matter recent world events. Opera luminaries Thomas Hampson and Renée Fleming bring excerpts from this groundbreaking work to the Symphony Hall stage. The Chairman Dances, Adams’ "foxtrot outtake” from the opera, opens the concert. Nixon in China established Adams as the most significant opera composer of the past 50 years. Composed while the Czech Antonín Dvořák was living in the U.S. the New World Symphony bursts with sweeping melodies, blending Bohemian soul with the spirit of America and incorporating the sounds and songs of both worlds into the iconic and oft-quoted work we know today.