Purely Coincidental? Comparing Baroque Opera Seria and Chinese Peking Opera

While Baroque Opera Seria and Chinese Peking Opera were completely separate art forms in completely separate cultures, they demonstrate intriguing similarities in their historical origins, their character and in many other aspects. The author explores the intriguing commonalities between the two art forms as they existed in the late baroque and in China, from late 19th-century to mid 20th-century. She examines these common features from many different angles, while also explaining how each operatic tradition is unique.