"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’s premiere of The Monkey King is a visually enchanting retelling of the timeless Chinese folk tale and a thrilling landmark in cultural exchange. With music by Huang Ruo and ...

An opera that gives the tenor a workout Since Monkey King has to perform supernatural feats, engage in acrobatic fighting, shift his shape at will, and also — this is an opera, after all — perform ...

From a visual and theatrical standpoint alone, composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang's superb new opera "The Monkey King," drawn from a 16th-century Chinese novel, immediately ranks ...

This image released by the San Francisco Opera shows tenor Kang Wang, center, rehearsing for the new opera "The Monkey King," on Nov. 6, 2025 in San Francisco. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera via AP) ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16th century epic to modern comics, animated movies and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16th century epic to modern comics, animated movies and ...