Peking opera articles
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First Saudi-penned opera opens in Riyadh
Once unthinkable, the pioneering production marks the latest cultural expansion in the desert kingdom.
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Hancher presents creative, collaborative modern opera with ‘Fierce’
Nearly two years after debuting at the Cincinnati Opera, “Fierce” is coming to Iowa City’s Hancher Auditorium. The 21st-century opera follows the trials and triumphs of four teenage girls as they discover their identities and purposes in the world. “Fierce” is running from April 26-27 at Hancher Auditorium. Commissioned composer William Menefield and librettist Sheila
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Soap opera actor and screenwriter Meg Bennett has died
Award-winning screenwriter and actor Meg Bennett, who achieved fame on "The Young and the Restless," has died, her family announced Sunday. She was 75. Bennett "lost her battle" with cancer on April 11, the family said in its obituary, first published in the Los Angeles Times. Audiences knew Bennett as the striking brunette Julia Newman on CBS' long-running soap opera. She played Megan Richardson on "Santa Barbara" in the 1990s and Allegra Montenegro on "General Hospital" in 2005. Bennett also...