Bangkok-based opera director S.P. Somtow on why the genre's future may lie far from where it began: "Opera is going to survive no matter what anyone says." By Somtow Sucharitkul Composer and Conductor ...

HOUSTON, February 21, 2024 — The Big Swim, a new chamber opera celebrating the Lunar New Year, premiered to three sold-out performances at Asia Society Texas on February 16–18. The one-act children's ...

HOUSTON, February 11, 2025 — Asia Society Texas (AST), in co-production with Houston Grand Opera, welcomed guests to the second annual presentation of the chamber opera The Big Swim through a ...

Melody Chang Heaton has never been one to sit idle, as evidenced by her current roles as the executive director of the Asian Opera Alliance and the communications and marketing director for the ...

The 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) will open with Garin Nugroho’s musical “Opera Jawa” and close with Aco Tenriyagelli’s feature directorial debut “Comedy Buddy” in Yogyakarta. This ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by After the pandemic forced the cancellation of a tour planned for 2022, the ensemble will visit Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in June. By Javier C.