Young Peking opera artists are devoting years to mastering its demanding techniques, hoping to win over today's audiences ...

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

Stefano Vignati, Music Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, has been selected to conduct the opening of the ...

Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Hong Kong actors Chan Hung-chun, right, and Lung Koon-tin, dressed as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, pose during a press ...

Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, dance and martial arts. The ninth Chinese Opera Culture Week ...

Written in 1598, the same year as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tang Xianzu's drama follows Du Liniang, a young woman who ...

Reporting from San Francisco — The world needs more Chinese opera. China needs it too. China has some 29 opera houses. Only Italy, Germany, the U.S. and Russia have more. China has more ...

Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? He Hui as Cio-Cio-San and Roberto Aronica as Pinkerton in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera The week, Chinese ...

Art provokes. And sparks conversations. The Houston Grand Opera's recent production of John Adams' 'Nixon in China' has done just that, drawing strong responses from two critics — Scott Cantrell in ...