 Complete the following phrase:  Adamss first opera was Nixon in China 1987, which recounts Richard Nixons 1972 visit to China and was the first of many collaborations with theatre director Peter Sellars. Though the works reception was initially mixed, it has become increasingly favored since its premiere, receiving performances worldwide. Begun soon after Nixon in China, the opera The Death of Klinghoffer 1991 was based on the Palestinian Liberation Fronts 1985 hijacking and murder of Leon Klinghoffer and incited considerable controversy over its content and choice of subject matter. His next notable works include a Chamber Symphony 1992, a Violin Concerto 1993, the opera-oratorio El Niño 2000, the orchestral piece My Father Knew Charles Ives 2003 and the six-string electric violin concerto The Dharma at Big Sur. Adams won a Pulitzer Prize for Music for On the Transmigration of Souls 2002, a piece for orchestra and chorus commemorating the victims of the 