While European-style opera is often viewed as highbrow, traditional Chinese opera taught history, mythology and religion to both the country’s imperial court and ordinary citizens—helping knit together a vast empire.
“It was everywhere, and it was a shared culture,” said Judith Zeitlin. She and Yuhang Li are the co-curators of a new exhibition that offers what they consider the first in-depth look at opera’s impact on the…
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