This week's selection of free and low-cost events, including essay readings, live music, doc screenings, and more.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra returns to the country's largest city after half a century as part of the Auckland Arts ...

Beyond the gala, humanoid robots appeared in regional arts events. At a dance drama in east China's Jiangxi Province ahead of ...

On Monday evening, China Media Group's 2026 Spring Festival Gala lit up screens across the country and around the world. For more than four decades, the annual gala – widely ...

The 15-day festival commemorates the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, signifying the arrival of spring.

The Metropolitan Opera cut back its 2026-27 season due to a tight budget, even as ticket sales improved slightly.

Outside Washington, the classical music industry suffers the usual ups and downs, shocks and bumps, with layoffs at the ...

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special ...

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ...