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Drama in the capital

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Kunqu Opera: An orchid in bloom

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China's Kunqu theater marks 60 years in Beijing

Cong Zhaohuan sits in a spacious courtyard surrounded by brick walls that are being torn down. A six-story building, which is being emptied, is nearby.

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China's Kunqu theater marks 60 years in Beijing

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Opera doubles down on Africa with $100M plan to become a media platform

Opera,theNorwegianbrowser-makerthatwassoldtoaChineseconsortiumlastyear,isdoublingdownontheAfricanmarketafteritannouncedplanstoinvest$100milliontogrowitsbusiness

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Vietnamese audiences enthralled by China's quintessential Beijing Opera

Vietnamese audiences are being transported back in time and offered a wonderful chance to enjoy quintessentially Chinese performances by the phenomenal Beijing Opera troupe.

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Theatrical performances in honor of Tang Xianzu open in Beijing

​"The year 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty and his British counterpart William Shakespeare. In order to better know each other, China and Britain may jointly commemorate the two literary giants," said Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to the UK in 2015.

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Peking Opera master Mei Baojiu dies in Beijing

Mei Baojiu, a Peking Opera master, died at the age of 82 this morning in Beijing, according toBeijing News.

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Webber's the Phantom of the Opera to back Hong Kong stage

Eight years after the crystal chandelier dropping from the dome of the Culture Center, the Phantom is coming back to Hong Kong this December.

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China strives to preserve traditional opera in modern era

Observing a Caidiao Opera being performed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region can be a surreal experience.

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Peking Opera kicks off Italy's celebration for 10th anniversary of Confucius Institute worldwide

The most impressed were children. The unusual combination of vibrant music, vivid makeup and costumes, dances and acrobatics being performed at the Brancaccio Theatre in Rome, seemed to both enchant them and make them eager to join in.

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Peking Opera performance in Washington popularizes Chinese art

The contemporary artistic descendants of China's Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang staged a gala performance at Kennedy Center in Washington Wednesday evening, bringing the audience closer to the ancient Chinese opera art.

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Traditional Chinese operas face battle for audience

It was quite a coincidence that French tourist Claire Gaubert witnessed the unveiling of the Buddha in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, the last day of the three-day ceremony.

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Sydney gets sneak peek at Vivid Fest's "winter soundtrack"

The official soundtrack of Sydney' s winter 2014 has been announced -- with some degree of fanfare -- to the glitterati of Sydney's arts and media scene, when they collectively descended on Sydney harbor Tuesday, for their first taste of the now celebrated Sydney Vivid Festival.