PINGTUNG, Taiwan – In the sweltering heat, actors for the Shenhsien Opera Troupe lacquer their lips with vermillion rouge and shrug on magenta satin robes, while the director barks out a rapid patter ...

Music is a big part of Taiwan's culture. The island even has its own special type of opera, which you'll hear everywhere, from theaters to temples. In one temple, a small theater troupe is preparing a ...

Music is a big part of Taiwan's culture. The island even has its own special type of opera, which you'll hear everywhere, from theaters to temples. In one temple, a small theater troupe is preparing a ...

Taiwan opera is revered across the Asian island. One of its most beloved traits is its gender-bending character archetypes, and its best-known actors are women who portray men. Opera - from Italy to ...

Dressed in a robe fringed with beaded tassels, traditional Taiwanese opera singer Jen Chieh-li applies the final touches to her heavily painted face as she prepares to take the stage. The 34-year-old ...