Newsday

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

BEIJING — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mei Lanfang Was Famous for His Masterful Performances as Female Leads. In the 1930s, He Introduced American Audiences to the World of Chinese Opera

He is considered one of China’s greatest 20th-century opera performers, and his influence on the art form is still felt today ...
Seattle Times

Peking Opera star heads for the Met stage

BEIJING — When “The Legend of the White Snake” opens Wednesday at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, an American audience will get its first glimpse of Zhang Huoding, one of China’s biggest ...
Xinhua

Shanghai Cultural Week kicks off in San Francisco, entertains audience with 3D Peking Opera movie

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The 2019 "Happy Chinese New Year" Shanghai Cultural Week kicked off here Thursday, celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations between China and the United States a ...