Cathalena E. Burch Sep 13, 2017 Sep 13, 2017 Updated Oct 22, 2023 Remember the buzz surrounding Arizona Opera's world-premiere of Craig Bohmler's "Riders of the Purple Sage" early this year — touted ...

The Monkey King, a mythical Chinese character created by Wu Cheng'en in his 16th-century novel "Journey to the West," has been portrayed in films, manga and video games. But the mischievous hero has ...

More than three years into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, many Western cultural institutions that had distanced themselves from Russian artists as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine are ...

Musical conductor Joseph Mechavich directs the music during rehearsal of the Arizona Opera production of “Riders of the Purple Sage,” the first western opera based on the famous Zane Grey in Phoenix ...

One of the most distinctive elements of Turandot is the recurring use of the Chinese folk song Jasmine Flower. During this year's China tour, the song became even more special when local children ...