Aldeburgh recording of the Spider Dance, conducted by Marin Alsop. By kind permission of Marin Alsop, the Britten-Pears Orchestra, Snape Maltings, Naxos and Boosey & Hawkes.

Recording of “Ven esta noche amado” made possible by kind permission of Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes Company. Guitarist David Tanenbaum.

Interview with John Adams, Peter Sellars and Matthew Shilvock on October 30, 2017, courtesy of Commonwealth Club.

The following audio excerpts are courtesy of Nonesuch Records. Nixon in China recorded by the Orchestra of  St. Luke’s conducted by Edo de Waart:

Nixon in China: “News, News, News”/James Maddalena (Richard Nixon); Nixon in China: “Cheers"/James Maddalena (Richard Nixon).

The following audio excerpt is courtesy of Dutch National Opera and Opus Arte. Doctor Atomic recorded by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Renes:

Doctor Atomic: “Batter My Heart"/Gerald Finley (J. Robert Oppenheimer).