John Adams's Nixon in China is the first opera ever to use

a. a staged media event as the basis for its dramatic structure.
b. music produced solely on an electronic synthesizer.
c. repeating dance sequences set to different music.
d. performers who transformed their voices electronically.

Answer: a

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