A view of Mei Lanfang performing in 1930 Collection of the Chinese National Academy of Arts / Courtesy of the China Institute of America By 1930, Mei Lanfang had already achieved superstardom as an ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16th century epic to modern comics, animated movies and ...

Backstage, 51-year-old actor Hu Haidong dabs gold powder across his brow and adjusts his dragon-embroidered robe as he readies for the role. When the first piercing notes of Ganju fill the air, ...

Behind the dazzling costumes lies a story of power, patriarchy, and women reclaiming their voice. Think Mulan was one of a kind? Chinese opera’s been full of warrior women like her for centuries. Meet ...

Older generations of Chinese Americans in the Bay Area revel at the sight of traditional Chinese opera performances. But younger folks? Not so much. That's why several San Francisco teenagers launched ...

BINZHOU, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 27 March 2026 - Recently, the second National Showcase of Outstanding Works from China's Rare Operatic Genres , titled "Ancient Echoes, Treasured Legacies," ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Battles, a search for love and justice, all set in China. Hired by local Chinese shrines, opera companies in Bangkok’s Chinatown perform mythical stories in Mandarin to round off ...

Guo Jingkai, a 30-year-old overseas Chinese resident in Cape Town, participated in the carnival parade for the fifth time ...

The curtain rose on the second Rare Traditional Chinese Opera Genres Exhibition on Sunday in Boxing county of Binzhou, Shandong province, bringing outstanding repertoires representing 36 rare opera ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows tenor Kang Wang, center, rehearsing for the new opera "The Monkey King," on ...