The composer has come out bitterly against the belated first Berlin staging of his 1987 opera.
This @deutsche_oper production: painful to even think about. “Nixon in China” is so often mistreated or misunderstood. In 35 years I’ve only seen 2 productions that got it right. This one? Clearly a disgrace. But we composers can only babysit our creations for so long. https://t.co/xjSJ8H4PnC
— John Adams (@HellTweet) July 11, 2024
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