"The Monkey King," a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang based on a popular Chinese folktale, has proved a major hit ...

San Francisco Opera, in highest adventure mode, presents "The Monkey King," a dashing world premiere that brings to the stage a 16th-century Chinese action hero who is not only a popular ...

The Monkey King, a mythical Chinese character created by Wu Cheng'en in his 16th-century novel "Journey to the West," has been portrayed in films, manga and video games. But the mischievous hero has ...

Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King" brings Chinese mythology to vivid life in a spectacular San Francisco Opera premiere.

In 2016, my husband and I attended the world premiere of Dream of “The Red Chamber,” San Francisco Opera’s first commissioned ...

San Francisco Opera’s 2025-26 season is still months away, but for company General Director Matthew Shilvock, it’s right around the corner. With full productions, concerts, special events and more, ...