Nixon in China: An Opera in Two Acts |
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American and Chinese arms banquet begin bowl cane chair Chairman Mao appears Chiang Ch'ing Ching-hua Chorus Chou En-lai cloud coconut Comrades and friends Confucius contraltos courtyard dear Dick Doctor Kissinger dream eastwards to Peking Evergreen People's Commune face factotum flags flesh girls guard Hall hand heart burst hour And seize Hung steps forward incandescent lamps land Lao Szu Let the heart light limosine live Longevity look Madame Mao Mao Tse-tung mercenaries Ming Tombs moves night Nixon in China offstage onstage opera palms Party Represen People's Clinic people's faith photographers poor Premier Chou President and Dr President Nixon Red Women's Militia rest revolution ride eastwards seize the day seize the hour Shanghai snow stands stop dancing Szu's tative Hung tell There's toast tyrant wall Warm watch Whip wind women wound Yellow Crane Yenan