Live Onscreen: Nixon in China

Acclaimed director and longtime John Adams collaborator Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this 1987 work, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon's 1972 encounter with Communist China. Starring baritone James Maddalena in the title role. Approx running time: 240 min. (Note: the cinema operates a no-latecomers policy for Met Opera performances. Latecomers are allowed entry during the first interval .)