{"id":29587,"date":"2019-02-15T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/operawire.wpengine.com\/?p=29587"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T15:16:56","slug":"composer-profile-americas-opera-historian-john-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/composer-profile-americas-opera-historian-john-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Composer Profile: America\u2019s Opera Historian John Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born on Feb. 15, 1947, John Adams is one of the great American composers of the late 20th century.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He grew up in numerous states throughout New England and began composing at the age of 10. At Harvard, he studied composition and in 1972, he was teaching at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He then kicked off his career as a musical producer, but his career took off in the late 1970s when he established himself as a major composer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In sum, he has composed a number of operas, chamber music pieces, film scores, piano showcases, choral works, and other orchestral works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has five honorary doctorates to go along with five Grammy awards. He was also made Chevalier dans l\u2019Ordre des Arts et Lettres.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Signature Works<\/h3>\n<p>Adams has created a number of well-known operas throughout his career, but none has defined his operatic output the way \u201cNixon in China\u201d did. A work highlighting a U.S. president was a major risk to begin with, and it was further amplified by the fact that it was about one of the more controversial figures. But the opera has been a mainstay since its world premiere and is considered one of the finest operas of the 20th century. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The opera earned him a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition in 1989.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Read More on Adams<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/operawire.wpengine.com\/artist-of-the-week-john-adams-adds-another-opera-to-his-historic-legacy\/\">A Look At When He Was Artist of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/operawire.wpengine.com\/san-francisco-opera-2017-18-review-girls-of-the-golden-west-john-adams-latest-work-thrills-in-act-two-though-opera-as-whole-lacks-cohesion\/\">A Review from the World Premiere of \u201cGirls of the Golden West\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/operawire.wpengine.com\/opera-profile-john-adams-nixon-in-china\/\">A Closer Look At \u201cNixon in China\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Watch and Listen<\/h3>\n<p>Take a listen to \u201cNixon in China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Adams - Nixon in China - Live at the ENO 2000 (with Score) - Part 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qTaeF9x8wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Adams - Nixon in China - Live at the ENO 2000 (with Score) - Part 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7m7G06m0rXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Adams - Nixon in China - Live at the ENO 2000 (with Score) - Part 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OoxaunpyA0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Adams - Nixon in China - Live at the ENO 2000 (with Score) - Part 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/otGRqG3vM-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born on Feb. 15, 1947, John Adams is one of the great American composers of the late 20th century.\u00a0 He grew up in numerous states throughout New England and began composing at the age of 10. 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