1699 The Minnesota Opera - NIXON IN CHINA - Music by John Adams, Libretto by Alice Goodman, Performed by The Minnesota Opera and the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, Conducted by Antony Walker, Directed by James Robinson, Featuring Carlos Archuleta as Nixon, Raymond Ayers as Chou En-Lai, Angela Fout as Pat Nixon, Simon O'Neill as Mao Tse-tung, Helen Todd as Madame Mao, Andrew Wilkowske as Henry Kissenger, Anna Jablonski as Nancy T'ang, Angela Keeton and Krisanne Weiss as Secretaries to Chairman Mao. Photo copyright Michal Daniel, 2004