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Theatre review

Chinese Theatre Circle’s One Love, A Legacy celebrates founders Joanna and Leslie Wong

Chinese opera doyenne Joanna Wong, 87, takes the stage and works with nephew, artist Ming Wong

Cantonese opera doyenne Joanna Wong (centre), 87, is collaborating with her nephew and internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Ming Wong (right), on contemporary drama One Love, A Legacy.

Opera review

New Opera finds humanity in Stravinsky’s rarely staged Rake’s Progress

(From left) Martin Ng, Lara Tan, Phillipp Heo and Martin Ohu in the cast of New Opera Singapore’s The Rake’s Progress.

Concert review

OMM’s ambitious semi-staged Siegfried proves Singapore audience is ready for Wagner

The Orchestra of the Music Makers presented Wagner’s Siegfried with an international cast of singers and a full orchestra on stage.

Singapore arts guide (Sept 2 to 9): Malaysian Modernist Latiff Mohidin ventures into bronze

Malaysian artist Latiff Mohidin’s first-ever cast bronze sculpture Burung 1 (Bird 1) (2026).

Opera review

Singapore Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly digs into the psychology of its star-crossed lovers

Singapore Lyric Opera’s staging of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly features its artistic director and soprano Nancy Yuen in the lead role of Cio-Cio-San.

Renovations on historic Paris Opera house extended by three years

The 150-year-old Palais Garnier is considered an architectural jewel in Paris

Singapore Lyric Opera reinterprets Puccini’s ‘problematic’ Madama Butterfly

Director Harry Fehr (left) and soprano Nancy Yuen, who stars as Cio-Cio-San in the Singapore Lyric Opera’s staging of Madama Butterfly from July 2 to 4.

Ancient Greek theatre revives legendary Callas opera Medea

Press premiere of the opera 'Medea' by Luigi Cherubinis at the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, in Berlin, Germany, on Oct 1, 2018.

Ukrainian mothers' fight to free children from Russians depicted in new opera

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