The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens.

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Jun. 29—You can tell a lot about a character by how their hair is styled and how they're made up. "It tells you so much about the emotions, the social status — so much about a character — without, I ...

The Atlanta Opera is fighting to keep hair and makeup stylists, mostly Black, from unionizing. The NLRB's decision may signal a new era for gig workers. Atlanta Opera Hair Stylists Union protest.

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The Metropolitan Opera will debut a fresh face in its season-opening production of Verdi’s “Otello” in September. For the first time on the famed New York stage, the actor who portrays the work’s ...

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia opera company is agreeing to make changes in its marketing and production of Puccini's "Turandot" because of complaints it perpetuates stereotypes about Asians. A ...

A: “Lucia” is a brand-new production. Mattie Ullrich is the costume designer, and she’s creating a visual image that includes the hair and makeup. It’s a minimalistic set, but we’re taking a ...

A Peking Opera mask show on the street in Liaocheng, Shandong province. A court ruled that the design company's logo violated the rights of the original artist, who added his own original style to the ...

Soap Opera Digest Style Squad contributor, Christina Flach, dishes about the hottest spring trends in the new issue, and she’s also offering up a makeup kit from her own line, Pretty Girl Makeup that ...

The Metropolitan Opera is poised to make a big change to its production of Verdi's Otello when the fall season opens next month. It says it will be dropping the blackface-style makeup worn by the ...

The Metropolitan Opera is poised to make a big change. When the fall production of Verdi's Otello opens next month, its lead character will not be wearing the traditional blackface-style makeup. The ...