By Alison Zheng Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Opera When a family friend dragged me to a production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at my local opera house at age 7, I never could have imagined it ...

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VENICE — As the annual Venice Carnival peaked in early March, a cultural performance highlighting traditional Chinese attire ...

Joseph Specter most recently served as a president and general director of Arizona opera, where he flexed his experience with ...

Today, Farewell My Concubine is widely popular as a representative piece of Mei Lanfang-style Peking Opera recognized for its ...

A Chinese opera "A Dream of Splendor," inspired by the popular TV series of the same name, is in the final preparation stage ...

Maxim Derevianko’s “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” has been picked up by Berlin-based doc specialist Rise and Shine World Sales, ahead ...

She is dedicated to the promotion of traditional Chinese opera and is also deputy director ... and was initially drawn to the beautiful costumes worn by the performers. With many years of practice ...

Outstanding Costume Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Chinese Lady, Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Anastasia, Outstanding Costume Design (Play or ...

For artistes, the cost of performing is high because the elaborate costumes can set them ... While Cantonese opera has deep roots in Chinese culture, the underground J-pop scene only emerged ...

For artistes, the cost of performing is high because the elaborate costumes can set them back several thousand ... referring to signs of interest from younger people. While Cantonese opera has deep ...