The music of Peking opera plays a key role in setting the pace of the show, creating a particular atmosphere, shaping the characters, and guiding the progress of the stories. 'Civilian plays' ...

Why do the musical instruments follow the opera singers? How do the choreography and arias serve the storytelling? "These discussions made me realize how Peking Opera is deeply rooted in Chinese ...

China has more than 300 forms of traditional opera, of which Peking Opera is the most popular. Peking Opera evolved from Kunqu Opera, an even more ancient art of drama listed by UNESCO in 2001 ...