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

Often opera conjures faraway locales, bygone eras and larger-than-life fantastical characters. Yet the genre generates a special magic when it injects nearby neighborhoods and family tales of real, ...

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 ...

A local Chinese opera group is breathing new life into two ancient tales. “Women in Times of War,” presented by Hwa Sheng Chinese Opera Club in Seattle, will showcase two popular stories from the ...

Asia Society and China Shanghai International Arts Festival present I, HAMLET, a one-man re-imagining of the Shakespeare play, featuring Chinese opera star Zhang Jun, on Monday, January 9, at 8:30 pm ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. “Who would have thought that this little group from Minnesota would have ...

The sound of cymbals, traditional melodies, and rhythmic chanting once again echoed through Yaowarat, Bangkok’s historic ...

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 ...

Chinese leaders attended a 2026 New Year gala featuring traditional opera on Tuesday evening in Beijing. Chinese President Xi ...

After months of rumor, Opera finally confirmed two weeks ago that its board had accepted a takeover offer from a consortium of Chinese firms for the price of $1.2 billion. I had a chance to sit down ...