Loving opera is such a simple thing. And yet the conventional wisdom seems to strive to make it complicated. Opera, and classical music, are elitist and arcane: This view is held both by people who ...
Yuju Opera, also called Henan Bangzi (Wooden Clapper Opera), Ou Opera and Henan High Tune, is one of the most popular local operas all over the country. Its earliest written record can be traced back ...
In the first of a six-part series, Tim Ashley goes in search of the best opera productions available to watch complete on YouTube. To open the series, he looks at opera’s greatest love stories. Tell ...