ROME — Behind a rusty gate near Rome’s Circus Maximus is a building passed daily by hordes of tourists. They’re oblivious to the fact that behind its faded, flaking paint is a hive of activity ...

LONDON — In the summer of 1975, WWD reported that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made a rare appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House after the death of her shipping tycoon husband, Aristotle Onassis.

PARIS (CNN) -- After the "fat lady" sings, where does she hang her dress? Thousands of costumes from shows performed by the Paris Opera have been stacking up for years -- all stored in a warehouse ...

Welsh National Opera is flinging open the doors to its wardrobe and is selling off old costumes to the public. The extensive collection includes everything from chain-mail to corsets, evening gowns to ...

ATHENS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of Chinese Opera Costumes was inaugurated on Thursday evening in the city of Elefsina, northwest of Athens, in a latest effort to enhance cultural relations ...

With bold makeup, towering headpieces, grand robes and stories passed down through generations, traditional Chinese opera is a spectacle like no other – and now you can experience it up close. At the ...

There's far more to Chinese opera than the flashy costumes, dramatic makeup and distinctive singing style often associated with this type of musical theatre. The traditional art form, which can trace ...