Abstract: Cantonese is one of the commonly used Chinese dialects, yet there is a current lack of effective research on Cantonese speech recognition. Moreover, the limited Cantonese data results in its ...

A new trade body representing the UK’s opera sector – UK Opera Association (UKOA) – launches today, bringing togetheropera companies to strengthen the future of opera and ensure the art form continues ...

The 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival launched its first-ever Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Cultural Week during the weekend, with vibrant lion dances and Yingge dance ...

Neon is three AI tools dressed up as one, with a $20-per-month subscription attached. Neon is three AI tools dressed up as one, with a $20-per-month subscription attached. The trick to understanding ...

Even by the eventful standards of recent times – think the Ryan Tubridy controversy or 2FM’s mass exodus – it’s the most dramatic episode in the Irish radio world for years, a twisty soap opera rife ...

Seething beneath the comic surface of Britten’s witty 1947 opera Albert Herring is social criticism of the conventions of repressive country life. Without overplaying the dark side, Antony McDonald’s ...

Jahaira Meyers is a professional dancer who performed with music superstar Beyoncé during her Cowboy Carter tour. A native of North Carolina, Meyers previously spent three years performing with the ...

Sydney turned gold on Monday night as Diwali celebrations lit up the city, with the Opera House sails glowing in tribute to the Festival of Lights. The lighting of the sails is part of the NSW ...

Madame Fan unveils a refreshed menu that reinterprets Cantonese classics with modern finesse, guided by Executive Chinese Chef Pak Chee Yit. When one thinks of Cantonese cuisine, it’s easy to picture ...

THE haunting notes of gongs and strings drifted along Jalan Bukom as the New Voice Cantonese Opera troupe staged a rare performance during the Hungry Ghost Festival. It was a notable revival for an ...

Up to 40,000 were expected to turn out for this week's protest, which has become a regular occurrence on Sundays in Australia's major cities. (Edwina Pickles) Thousands gathered for the latest rally ...

2025 marks the 150th anniversary year of Bizet’s problematic, but much-loved, opera Carmen. Provocative Spanish director Calixto Bieito’s gritty production makes a fourth return to the Coliseum stage ...