HONG KONG -- With its vivid costumes, dramatic presentation and distinctive music, Chinese opera is a multifaceted art form followed by millions of devotees around the world. Particularly in the ...

The story of an eminent monk who became the symbol of cultural exchange between China and Japan is being shown to American audiences through a lens familiar to Western art-lovers: opera. The US debut ...

Originating in east China's Zhejiang Province, Wu Opera, also known as Jinhua Opera, is a traditional performing art that ...

As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

Artists perform Wu Opera in Berlin on Sept 30.[Photo by Zhang Haofu/Xinhua] BERLIN — Petra Lehmann did not expect such a ...

Following his successful stints as Che in Evita and Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, theatre star Jonathan Roxmouth returns to play the title role of "The Phantom". Joining the ...

On November 20, 2025, join Asia Society Northern California for a performance of The Monkey King at the San Francisco Opera, based on the Chinese classical novel, Journey to the West. Combining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A classic opera that has aged problematically will be viewed through a new lens in Detroit Opera’s take on Puccini’s “Madame ...