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 ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Metropolitan Opera debuts go, Guanqun Yu’s was spectacular. The Chinese soprano was an unknown, cast to sing Giuseppe Verdi’s troubled Leonora in “Il ...
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 ...
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 ...
SHANGHAI, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The musical Phantom of the Opera will be produced in Mandarin within five years. Shanghai Media Group and Britain's The Really Useful Group announced Thursday that they ...