Nixon In China – Hungarian State Opera (2024)
In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑American relations. Nixon in China addresses the political thaw instigated by ping-pong diplomacy, which began by an invitation of the American table tennis players to their Chinese counterparts, one year before the presidential visit.
Director: András Almási-Tóth
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Kàroly Szemerèdy as Richard Nixon |
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Klára Kolonits as Pat Nixon |
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Zoltán Nyári as Mao Zedong |
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Rita Rácz as Jiang Qing |
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Azat Malik as Zhou Enlai |
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István Kovács as Henry Kissinger |
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Diána Ivett Kiss as Nancy Tang |
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Anna Csenge Fürjes as Second secretary to Mao |
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Lusine Sahakyan as Third secretary to Mao |
| Sound | John Adams | Music |
| Directing | András Almási-Tóth | Director |
