San Francisco Opera, in highest adventure mode, presents "The Monkey King," a dashing world premiere that brings to the stage a 16th-century Chinese action hero who is not only a popular television ...

There’s a new hero in the world of opera, one with amazing superpowers, an unstoppable mission — and a tail. “The Monkey King,” created by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, hearkens ...