Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the mezzo-soprano opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, a reckoning has been long overdue. Following the March 2021 Atlanta spa ...

Why has Asia — and China in particular — held such a fascination for western opera composers and companies? The “Exotic East” is the backdrop for many classic operas, from Vivaldi’s obscure Teuzzone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A classic opera that has aged problematically will be viewed through a new lens in Detroit Opera’s take on Puccini’s “Madame ...

As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

It's a scene that feels out of place in contemporary times, yet one that isn't uncommon. Fu Manchu facial hair. Slanted eyebrows. Conical rice hats. Kung Fu uniforms and traditional Chinese masks.

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In 2017, with Matal v. Tam, Portland, Oregon-based all Asian American dance-rock band The Slants took on the U.S. Supreme Court to trademark their name. In an unanimous ruling, 8-0, the Supreme Court ...

Here we go again: Beginning on Saturday, the Washington National Opera is staging Puccini's beloved and oft-performed "Madame Butterfly," the story of a Japanese woman betrayed by her American husband ...

For the mezzo-soprano opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, a reckoning has been long overdue. Following the March 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, Nelsen, a fourth-generation Japanese American, had a moment ...

Mezzo soprano opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen rehearses for a performance Credit - Diane Tsai for TIME For the mezzo-soprano opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, a reckoning has been long overdue.