San Francisco Opera has received a major multi-year donation. The company revealed that during a special “Monkey King” event hosted by the Jensen and Lori Huang in the Green Room at the War Memorial Veterans Building, the Huangs, who serve as Co-Chairs of The Monkey King Honorary Committee, announced that they will contribute $5 million annually to support the Company’s {…}
The beloved Chinese hero, Monkey, landed in San Francisco Friday night, complete with an entourage of dancers, singers, acrobats, and antics that came from an ancient story revisited, along with video-games and comics, among others. In the Lobby, before the performance, a group of young drummers from Grant High School, Sacramento and dancers from the Chinese American International School with {…}
The San Francisco Opera is set to present the world premiere of The Monkey King by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang. The opera will be performed on Nov. 14 through 30 at the War Memorial Opera House. The opera centers around the mythical Monkey King, a perennial favorite in Chinese culture for over four hundred years, whose popularity {…}
San Francisco Opera has announced the creation of “The Monkey King” Committee. The goal of the committee will be to bring together a wide range of leaders across different industries to support the world premiere of the Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang opera this November at the War Memorial Opera House. The Committee will be led by the San {…}
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present San Francisco Opera’s “The Monkey King” by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang with Diane Paulus. The event will be held on March 9, 2025, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater. The evening will go behind the scenes with composer Huang Ruo, librettist David Henry Hwang, and director Diane Paulus as they {…}
The San Francisco Opera has announced that it will world premiere “The Monkey King” during the 2025-26 season. The company said that the work will be world-premiered in November 2025. It will be a groundbreaking new production that will also reintroduce San Francisco audiences to one of the most iconic heroes in global storytelling: Sun Wukong. The opera will be {…}
