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 ...

A classic opera that has aged problematically will be viewed through a new lens in Detroit Opera’s take on Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” opening Saturday, Oct. 7. The sometimes troublesome tale of a ...

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.

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 ...

“Opera is all artifice, with people walking around singing. It’s highly emotional; that’s not real life. I think we have to look at it that way.” With that said, he can’t think of the last time he saw ...

"The Legend of the White Snake" is one of the most famous Chinese tales. The story of a young scholar bewitched by a beautiful woman who is really a powerful white-snake demon has given rise to ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In 2017, with Matal v. Tam, Portland, Oregon-based all Asian American dance ...

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia opera company is agreeing to make changes in its marketing and production of Puccini's "Turandot" because of complaints it perpetuates stereotypes about Asians. A ...

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.