Yuan Shihai, 86, a former star of classical Peking opera, died of undisclosed causes Dec. 11 in Beijing. Born in 1916, Yuan began studying the distinctive, high-pitched Peking opera singing style when ...

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

Long Yu has come a long way since the day in 1976 when he accidentally killed a duck. The duck was going to die anyway, but not until it had been properly fattened up in the breeding factory where ...

Stepping into Huguang Huiguan, or Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing, people who come to watch a resident musical may find the venue a heart of tradition and innovation. It comes alive with Jinfeng Yulu, ...

“Farewell My Concubine” made its international premiere at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Friday night. By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, Diversity & Inclusion The traditional art of Beijing opera has gone ...

BEIJING – “Why are you going to a Peking opera? It’s slow, boring and you can’t even understand what they’re saying half the time!” That was the reaction Karolina Shab, a 26-year-old Polish student ...

The artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, Long Yu spent this October the way he's spent all his recent Octobers, dashing from concert hall to concert hall around ...