'A tale that still speaks to us today'
2010-10-22 09:27:45
The idea of interpreting a Baroque opera through the eyes of a Chinese contemporary artist came from Lady Linda Wong Davies, chairperson of the KT Wong Foundation.
Myth and fact share the same stage
2010-10-22 09:26:29
The ongoing Beijing Music Festival's most challenging opera interweaves a Chinese family's story and Greek mythology, and is directed by a performance artist.
German inmates bring Mozart opera to life in prison
2010-10-22 09:16:16
Criminals sitting out long-term sentences were given a rare opportunity to break down the figurative walls between prison life and freedom by joining local students in staging an opera near Frankfurt.
Russia's Avdeeva wins 2010 Chopin piano competition
2010-10-21 15:44:19
Russia's Yulianna Avdeeva won the prestigious 2010 International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition on Wednesday after a three-week musical marathon followed avidly by classical music lovers around the globe.
Deafening applause as the pipa pulls Polish heart strings
2010-10-19 09:23:21
A Chinese quartet dazzled the audience at the recently held Warsaw Cross-Culture Festival that brought together rhythmic music from around the world.
New album taps into creative brainwaves
2010-10-20 09:26:01
Here comes, here comes the monster; keep away from the hospital; he goes, he goes, he goes with the monster; give me, give me injections; keep further away from the hospital.
Yilin Press brings out Pinter works in Chinese
2010-10-19 09:23:21
British playwright Harold Pinter, the 2005 Nobel literature laureate, was a major influence on a generation of Chinese theater directors, including avant-garde director Meng Jinghui, some 20 years ago.
A wet and wild love story
2010-10-19 09:20:02
Franco Dragone, former creative director of the famed Cirque du Soleil, brings a romantic tale to life in a Macao spectacle on the water.
Dear John
2010-10-15 09:31:59
What can a philharmonic orchestra have in common with pop's abiding legend? Plenty, finds Chen Jie.
Germany's Boys Noize to beat up city electro scene
2010-10-14 09:18:11
Beijing attracts a lot of musical talent from around the world, but this Saturday night it will hit the jackpot with one of Germany's leading electronic musicians and producers.
On the verge of another song
2010-10-17 12:56:43
Pedro Almodovar worked closely with "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” on Broadway.
Dadawa to sing songs of praise
2010-10-15 09:37:18
Singer Zhu Zheqin has been collecting ethnic music and handicrafts to raise awareness of fading Chinese traditions,