HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong artist Christie To is only 16, but her aspirations to stardom are rooted in a centuries-old artform fighting extinction: Cantonese opera. In frenetic, capitalist Hong ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -In a Cantonese opera inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, a Chinese actor donning a blond wig spars on a Hong Kong stage with a man playing a double of Ukrainian President ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Directed by Shuang Zou, this innovative production reimagines the classic two-act ...
HONG KONG (AP) — A traditional Hong Kong theater came alive with an untraditional twist: Donald Trump singing in Chinese. On Monday night, the Cantonese opera production “Trump on Show” drew crowds to ...
From lead to chorus, the performances in Aida are superb, but the production suffers from its more intimate approach and unusual costuming Opera Hong Kong's new Aida offered much to enjoy. It boasted ...
On their 31st international tour, Al-Nour Wal Amal, the Egyptian blind women's chamber orchestra, gave three concerts in Hong Kong (3 August) followed by Zhuhai (5 August) and Guanghzou (7 August).
Peking Opera Blues is set in 1913 Beijing, after the collapse of the last imperial dynasty. China was barely ruled by a weak government, and warlords were carving up the country. It is that rare ...
A veteran Hong Kong opera star apologised and declared his patriotism on Thursday after his praise for Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II sparked a backlash among nationalists in China. Thousands of ...