Famed Peking Opera artist Huang Xiaoci, who twice won the Plum Performance Award, the highest honor of China's performing arts, died on Monday at age 73.

Peking Opera performances initially featured all-male casts, and it was not until the early 20th century that female artists playing laosheng－elderly male roles－became commonplace.

Peking Opera actress Zhang Huoding (front) ... Premiered by Cheng in Beijing in 1931, Huang Shan Lei is set against the backdrop of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), ...

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing, two great opera performances will be presented respectively this September and October.

Peking Opera on Oil and Canvas The China National Art Museum turned into an "opera house" this week. From Tuesday through Sunday, almost all famous arias of Peking Opera will be staged in the ...

The Tianjin Peking Opera Theatre will perform at the Cultural Centre in June, bringing top actors and artists to the city. Performers include "wusheng" (military male role) actors Wang Ping and Zhang ...

Zhong alleged that 70 to 80 percent of Mr. Huang’s book was plagiarized from Mr. Ackroyd ... Mr. Huang was hired by Peking’s English department after earning his doctorate degree there in 1996.

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company (Qi Shu Fang, President & Ding Mei Kui, Artistic Director), ... Zhong Kui Acts as Matchmaker is a traditional ghost play from the Keanu tradition.

Every week I see a keyboard roll through the office, sometimes more than one. Actually, thinking on it, I must have reviewed hundreds of them and tested way more than that! However… ...

"The Kylin Purse is a highly acclaimed classic in the Peking Opera scene," says Huang Xiaowei, the museum's curator. "Its script upholds long-standing values such as justice and gratitude.

This season’s Santa Fe Opera world premiere, “M. Butterfly” by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, is an absorbing new incarnation of Mr. Hwang’s 1988 hit play, which was drawn from the true ...