Cambodia's first rock opera opens next month

In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, Cambodian musicians play Western and traditional Cambodian instruments music for an opera at a rehearsal room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia's first rock opera will make its world premiere in Phnom Penh next month, a cultural milestone in the Southeast Asian country where performing arts were banned during the brutal Khmer Rouge years. Organizers said