TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian song has no words. When Oksana Stepanyuk, an award-winning soprano with The Japan Opera Foundation, performs “Melody,” composed by Myroslav Skoryk, her voice turns into a ...

If you plan to see the New York City Opera perform in Japan, don’t expect to watch a group of men and women wearing big wigs and thick makeup singing about their tragedies in eardrum-piercing ...

Kaori Sato has sung the title role in "Madame Butterfly" in more than 10 different productions. She isn't sick of it, but notes dryly that it's the part she's most often offered. "This year, I'm ...

Since classical music arrived in Japan in the 19th century, Tokyo has evolved into one of the world’s premier music capitals. Today, the city is home to more than 10 professional orchestras and boasts ...

2 Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI TomoeArts presents the world premiere of a provocative and heartrending new work, Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited, ...

Takanori Kobayashi (left) and his tutor Zhang Chunxiang, a Peking Opera artist and founder of Shincyo Theater in Japan, take a picture on Sept 14 in Tokyo. JIANG XUEQING/CHINA DAILY To help his ...