https://www.scmp.com/rss/522463/feed The latest news and top stories on Opera Hong Kong. A prominent Hong Kong-based non-profit performing arts organisation, Opera Hong Kong is dedicated to elevating opera in the city and promoting high-quality choral music. Founded in 2003 as Hong Kong’s first professional opera company, its main areas of focus include presenting world-class operatic productions, nurturing young local artists through development programmes and extensive education and community outreach. Opera Hong Kong is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com David Ho David Ho Opera Hong Kong’s Carmen, running from May 7 to 10, promises to be a seductive strut down memory lane. Under the direction of Jia Ding, the classic tale has been reimagined. The opera, by French composer Georges Bizet, is a story of burning love and brutal passion traditionally set in Seville, Spain. But what would the story look like if that drama took place in 1978 Hong Kong instead? Jia is a tour de force in the performing arts, being an acclaimed lyricist, playwright and director. For... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351385/director-jia-ding-reimagining-georges-bizets-carmen-hong-kong-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351385/director-jia-ding-reimagining-georges-bizets-carmen-hong-kong-story?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Jen Paolini Jen Paolini Readers tend to be curious creatures – it’s in our nature to want to know, learn and absorb more, all for that deeply satisfying brain scratch. For me, the thirst for knowledge takes me into the depths of bookshops, the corners of libraries and countless other places – if not other worlds. When faced with printed material we’re interested in – much like this issue of PostMag, I hope – most people wouldn’t think twice about picking it up, leafing through it and perusing it from beginning to end.... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351188/week-postmag-toxic-tomes-trip-fifa-world-cup-host-mexico-city-and-carmen-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3351188/week-postmag-toxic-tomes-trip-fifa-world-cup-host-mexico-city-and-carmen-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology and has appeared in everything from a 16th-century epic to modern comics, animated movies and video games – even in poetry by Mao Zedong. Now, he is the star of an opera. The Monkey King, with music by Huang Ruo and libretto by David Henry Hwang, has its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera, in the United States, on November 14 with performances through November 30. It is adapted from Journey to the West, a novel inspired by the true story of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3332464/monkey-king-chinese-mythology-leaps-life-new-san-francisco-opera-performance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3332464/monkey-king-chinese-mythology-leaps-life-new-san-francisco-opera-performance?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:15:09 +0000 Natasha Rogai Natasha Rogai Opera Hong Kong’s new Aida offered much to enjoy. It boasted outstanding singing and acting from internationally renowned artists in the leading roles, and the chorus had never sounded better, producing impressive power and clarity in some of Verdi’s greatest choruses. That said, the production itself had some serious flaws; like the company’s recent The Magic Flute, the high calibre of music and drama was let down by aspects of the concept and design. Aida’s plot may be melodramatic, yet it is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3328809/opera-hong-kongs-aida-dazzles-star-performances-falters-staging-and-design?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3328809/opera-hong-kongs-aida-dazzles-star-performances-falters-staging-and-design?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:15:12 +0000 Christopher Halls Christopher Halls Even without the flutes of bubbly normally featured in Viennese operettas, there are plenty of good reasons the 150-year-old musical genre is dubbed “champagne opera”. The effervescent delight of the songs, dance, intrigue and lighthearted shenanigans is timeless. But for the 19th-century art form to still hit the spot, it has to sparkle with spontaneity while preserving its classical soul. Opera Hong Kong’s semi-staged presentation of Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow made for a fun night out –... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3322232/opera-hong-kongs-merry-widow-entertains-fails-capture-soul-original?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3322232/opera-hong-kongs-merry-widow-entertains-fails-capture-soul-original?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Opera Hong Kong is set to bring a treat to the city’s classical music scene this summer with two performances of Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár’s beloved operetta, The Merry Widow, at City Hall on August 15 and 16. For those intimidated by or unfamiliar with the art form, an operetta offers an inviting first step: short, humorous and more conversational in music and story than capital-O opera. Based on an 1861 French comic play, L’attaché d’ambassade, by Henri Meilhac, The Merry Widow has... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3321208/opera-hong-kong-brings-merry-widow-stage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3321208/opera-hong-kong-brings-merry-widow-stage?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:09:37 +0000