Table Of Contents: February 2011

MODERN CLASSIC: PETER SELLARS DIRECTS NIXON IN CHINA AT THE MET

Vol. 75, No. 8

• The Met Premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China
• History Lessons: Richard Nixon on Stage and Film
• Mastering the Gluck Style: Tenor Paul Groves
• Audio Quality: Have We Forgotten How to Listen?
• Sound Bites: Michael Anthony McGee
• Massenet's Don Quichotte
• Buried Treasure: Hindemith's Cardillac

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Star System

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Don Quichotte was by far the most substantial male character Massenet ever created. As Seattle Opera revives the work this month, PATRICK DILLON looks at the way the composer created vehicles for the great singers of his day.

The Fall and Rise of an American President

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Richard Nixon's rollercoaster career defined American politics for generations to come. RAY SAWHILL examines his lasting legacy.

The Inquiring Mind

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On the occasion of Peter Sellars's Met debut, WILLIAM R. BRAUN sits down with the groundbreaking director to talk about art, life and politics, and how they intersect.

Neoclassical Hero

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Moving beyond his Mozartean origins, Paul Groves has found congenial territory in the haute-contre roles of Gluck's reform operas. SCOTT ROSE chats with the tenor, who returns as Pylade in the Met's Iphigénie en Tauride this month.

Refining Gold

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Adventurous Opera Boston revives Hindemith's neglected masterpiece Cardillac, a dark allegory of the artist in society. PHILIP KENNICOTT muses on the work's place in history.

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