Nixon in China, the first politico-historical opera of the 20th century, arrives at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Created in 1987, this minimalist masterpiece by American composer John Adams recounts the historic visit of the American president to China against the backdrop of the Cold War in the early 1970s. Made from an idea by the famous British director Peter Brook, c It is Argentina’s Valentina Carrasco who directs the scene more than 30 years later, drawing inspiration from the “ping-pong diplomacy” of the time that resonates disturbingly with today’s news .
