The world’s newest opera house officially opened its doors this week, featuring a bold architectural flair and a soaring spiral staircase that connects city streets to a rooftop stage and observation ...

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 museum display in Beijing, China presents two figures dressed in elaborate traditional Chinese opera costumes, complete ...

Opera rarely feels like a topical medium but modern classic "Nixon in China" is growing in popularity and offering a pointed reminder of how much geopolitics has shifted in the past 50 years. It ...

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

Performer from China's Zhejiang Wu Opera Research Center performs on stage during a cultural event celebrating the 60th ...

Beijing, China, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread weaving throughout human history. The distinct beauty of Chinese aesthetics is not only embodied in ...

Scottish Opera, Scotland's national opera company, officially withdrew its nomination for a South Bank Sky Arts Award after being criticized for using "yellowface" in its 2020 production of John ...

From time to time, the secrecy that shrouds Red China is parted by events, and between the curtains the world suddenly gets a glimpse of what Peking’s potentates are about. Last week was one of those ...

On the evening of Sept 30, Lehmann, chairwoman of the German-Chinese Friendship Association in Ludwigsfelde, watched intently ...

Actors of Gaojia Opera, a traditional Chinese opera genre, perform in Vienna, Austria, Aug. 15, 2026. The 2026 Chinese operatic performances series "Legend of the Chinese Opera" kicked off here on ...

Star soprano Renee Fleming said the opera highlights the fragility of world peace – Copyright POOL/AFP/File Chris Jackson Opera rarely feels like a topical medium ...