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Young Cameroon student initially attracted by martial arts hits the high notes in Yuju Opera.

Full 55-act version of The Peony Pavilion hits the road on nationwide tour, Chen Nan reports.

When the curtain rose on the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Lohengrin on Feb 26, the audience got a taste of the Oscar-winning art director and costume designer Tim Yip's vision of Richard Wagner's romantic opera, which premiered in 1850 and was one of the highlights of the composer's career.

Sounds of the Forbidden City are at the heart of a new music project.

Imagine a 100-year-old performance: while music is thick in the air and filled with loud gongs, cymbals and drums, a star appears onstage, the audience clapping and cheering throughout the night.

On Feb 17, the China NCPA Orchestra performed under the baton of conductor Lyu Jia, to a full house at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Sitting in the audience was 87-year-old Han Meilin, a well-known Chinese artist.

It happened when she was at her home in New Jersey.

On Feb 5, the day of the Lantern Festival, an album, titled The Year of Roaring Tiger, was released by NCPA Classics, the music label of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Ballet production of the famous novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" will give audiences a unique experience.

Chinese heritage plays vital role in creative work of mastermind behind Olympic opening ceremony, Chen Nan reports.