How do you sing an aria in Mandarin? A group of 20 American and Canadian singers are learning how as part of a special opera program in Beijing this summer.Aug. 15, 2011 ...

Chinese opera singers have long had to learn foreign languages to perform classics like "La Boheme" or "Carmen." Now a new program is flipping that scenario: "I Sing Beijing" immerses western singers ...

OAKLAND, Calif. – 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 ...

Reporting from Beijing — — Thomas Glenn, a bespectacled tenor from San Francisco, waited for the piano bars to swell, took a deep breath and tried again to screech correctly. But what resounded off ...

The Phantom of the Opera is headed to China next year! According to The Stage, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will be performed in Mandarin for the first time in 2023, adding to the existing list of ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE -- Commonly known as wayang here, Chinese opera has for several decades played a prominent role in the local community. Brought here by Chinese immigrants, it has for nearly a thousand years ...

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 video games — even ...