Huang Ruo watched his kids on Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic his son dressed as Spider-Man and Batman, his daughter as Elsa from “Frozen.” “I was just thinking, wouldn't it be ...

Based on the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, the opera production, The Monkey King, will have its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera House on Nov 14. As a major production for ...

C omposer Huang Ruo's latest work, The Monkey King, will have its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera on November 14.The opera draws inspiration from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey ...

THE MONKEY KING (猴王悟空), with moderator Ken Smith. Hear excerpts ahead of the production's November 2025 world premiere at San Francisco Opera. Commissioned by San Francisco Opera in ...

Other highlights include the world premiere of the San Francisco Opera commission of “The Monkey King,” by Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, and the 25th anniversary presentation of ...

Huang Ruo watched his kids on Halloween during the coronavirus pandemic his son dressed as Spider-Man and Batman, his daughter as Elsa from “Frozen.” “I was just thinking, wouldn’t it be ...

This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows composer Huang Ruo, whose “The Monkey King,” will premiere at the San Francisco Opera on Nov. 14. (Wenjun Miakoda Liang/San Francisco Opera ...