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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Miki Yamashita calls herself a “tiny Asian Tina Fey who can sing and dance.” A Los Angeles Opera singer and teaching artist, Yamashita is currently working to dispel stereotypes about Asian-American ...

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.

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 ...

The Butterfly Process, an emerging educational initiative, aims to address stereotypes in Puccini’s opera and beyond — with modern, multiracial audiences in mind The first time Melanie Bacaling saw ...