Boston Symphony Orchestra

John Adams and Alice Goodman’s unbelievable first opera, Nixon in China, continues to make waves, with critics hailing Paris Opera’s 2023 production for what “might be [its] most stellar cast ever” (OperaWire). Reprising their roles as Pat and Richard Nixon are “America’s soprano of choice” Renée Fleming (The New York Times), and bass-baritone Thomas Hampson, “one of the best American singers of all time” (BBC Music Magazine). The concert opens with The Chairman Dances (that’s a verb, not a noun), a stunning fever dream that Adams calls an “outtake” from Act III, followed by selected works from the opera, which are rarely performed in concert. Audiences are then treated to one of the most popular symphonic works of all time: Dvořák’s glorious “New World” Symphony.