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Performed by the choral group Singfest, and composed by Daniel Lo, Pressed for Love, which premiered in August, is probably the first cantata-style art song cycle ever composed in Cantonese. CHINA ...

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to researchers. Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical ...

Some of the longest-running musicals in the world, such as Les Misérables, took years of refinement before they finally hit the right note, and even then they had to be tweaked to keep up with the ...

Cantonese music, also known as Guangdong yinyue, is a prominent genre of instrumental ensemble music that originated in Guangzhou and the surrounding regions of the Pearl River Delta in China (Ruihua ...

A Cantonese musical is being performed with a full orchestra and recorded commercially for the first time – an event its producers say will bolster the unique genre. The Passage Beyond in Concert, a ...

The award-winning musical The Impossible Trial is returning to Hong Kong audiences for its third run following a tour of mainland China. After gaining incredible momentum since its premiere in 2022, ...

French musical actress Lou introduces the upcoming China debut of Le Roi Soleil at Shanghai Culture Square. CHINA DAILY From a new German musical about the scientist Albert Einstein, to the revived ...