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John Adams's opera Nixon in China is up on YouTube in its entirety. This is the 1987 world-premiere production by Houston Grand Opera, including an introduction by American news anchor Walter Cronkite (who covered Nixon's visit to China himself) and interval interviews with the composer. Due to YouTube's 10-minute limit, it's in 17 parts, so I've made a playlist -- or you can just go to Part 1 and brew your own.

Did you know that John Adams has a blog? It's well-written and funny as all hell. Go read!