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 the ...

He decided to write The Monkey King, based on an episode from the 16th ... will be given its world premiere by the San Francisco Opera on November 14.

Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King,” based on an episode from the 16th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West” in which a primate born from stone acquires supernatural powers and seeks immortality, will ...

BEIJING: Peking Opera master performer Cheng Yanqiu and playwright Weng Ouhong once collaborated in the production of Suo Lin Nang, a bittersweet tale with a happy ending. The production premiered ...

San Francisco Opera’s 2025-26 season is still months ... including the world premiere of “The Monkey King,” by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, and the long-awaited return of Jake Heggie ...

The movie is included in the Peking Opera Film Project that preserves classics through cinematic techniques. [Photo by Zhu Zhaohui/For China Daily] Teng recalls filming during the coldest winter ...

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 ...

He decided to write "The Monkey King,” based on an episode from the ... will be given its world premiere by the San Francisco Opera on Nov. 14, the company announced Tuesday.