Cheng Yanqiu, Shang Xiaoyun, Mei Lanfang and Xun Huisheng are recognized as the four great Peking Opera actors in China.

The “Elektra complex,” which derives from Sophocles’ Greek tragedy “Elektra,” is a psychoanalytic term describing the state of girls and women unconsciously developing romantic feelings toward their ...

Today, Farewell My Concubine is widely popular as a representative piece of Mei Lanfang-style Peking Opera recognized for its arias and the heroine's sword dance. Shi has performed the opera for ...

Opera singers are admired for their powerful and expressive voices, achieved through years of rigorous training. In opera singing competitions, judges evaluate the performances of aspiring singers by ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. From fights onstage, to leaving mid-production, opera divas have more than earned their moniker. Morgan Richter, author of 'The ...

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In Montgomery, Alabama, a statue of Rosa Parks stands just blocks from the State Capitol. At her feet, granite markers memorialize four other women, but the monument offers little else about them.

Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of "Cosi fan tutte" to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO. It's Mozart ...

DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO ...