How to turn a sprawling classic Chinese novel into an opera
The economist today Handpicked stories, in your inbox A daily newsletter with the best of our journalism “DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER” is no ordinary production for the San Francisco Opera, America’s second largest company. To be sung in English, it had to be adapted from an 18th century Chinese novel of 2,500 pages. Its […]
Haven’t seen a good Chinese movie in a while? Check out ‘Mountain Cry’
It seems everyone is freaking out about the state of Chinese cinema right now. As box office numbers continue to drop, many are taking the opportunity to assign blame where they think it belongs. While some point to the level of foreign competition, others say there isn’t enough. Now, parts of the local media are […]