A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a ...

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

SAN FRANCISCO - The world premiere of The Monkey King at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco takes place on Friday.

Proficient in martial arts, the Monkey King has an action-hero quality that has been cherished in China for centuries and has ...

There’s a new hero in the world of opera, one with amazing superpowers, an unstoppable mission — and a tail.

Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King” at San Francisco Opera transforms a classic Chinese tale into a reflection on identity, ...

Check out production photos from the world premiere of San Francisco Opera's The Monkey King by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, running November 14-30 at the War Memorial Opera ...

In what looks certain to be San Francisco Opera's most eye-popping and resplendent production of the season, Huang Ruo and ...

Richard Wagner's epic final work and the world premiere of Huang Ruo's take on the 16th century Chinese novel mark the ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- A new opera based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West made its world premiere Friday evening at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, ...