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Turnage’s operatic work may have been uneven over the years, but his radical adaptation with Lee Hall of Thomas Vinterberg’s first Dogma 95 film, integrating a magnificent role for the Royal Opera ...

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China Peking Opera-Training for Success Peking Opera actress Zhang Wanting performs during a show at Jixiang Theatre in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

BEIJING (AP) — 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 ...