Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The 15-year-old from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and ...

Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The black teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and ...

Chinese tenor Yongzhao Yu launched his professional opera career three years ago in the role of Roldolfo in Puccini’s “La Boheme.” This weekend, he recreates it with Arizona Opera. For Yu, the ...

On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room ,eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair ...

An opera fan was praised on Chinese social media as a “hero” for his impromptu performance during a concert featuring Cuban American operatic soprano Lisette Oropesa. The opera’s hero: During Lisette ...

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 ...

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, ...

SHANGHAI – From “Romeo and Juliet” to “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Lisa Jia claims to have watched almost every Chinese version of foreign musicals. Having often been disappointed by poor translations ...

Actors perform at a previous Chinese Opera Culture Week. Chinese opera is an important feature of the country's art and culture, with a long history and diverse elements such as literature, music, ...