Signed copies of James Maddalena’s OPERA CDs
“Nixon in China” and “Death of Klinghoffer”

James Maddalena is known for his outstanding work in contemporary music. He created the notable characters of Richard Nixon and The Captain in two operas by John Adams, the award winning Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer, respectively as well as the role of Jake Hubbard in Dr. Atomic that premiered in 2005 with San Francisco Opera. He is closely associated with other composers such as John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, Eliot Goldenthal, and Michael Tippett, among others, via performances with such companies as New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, The Washington Opera, San Francisco Opera, The Frankfurt Opera, Opera de la Monnaie in Brussels, Australia’s Adelaide Festival, The Netherlands Opera, and The Opera de Lyon as well as with The Chicago Symphony, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, The Royal Scottish Orchestra, The Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and The London Symphony. His other credits include more standard works such as Cosi fan tutte, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, La Rondine, Handel’s Hercules and Il Ritorno d’Ulysse. He has recorded prolifically for Decca/London, BMG Classical Catalyst, Nonesuch, Teldec, Sony Classical, Harmonia Muni and EMI.