Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, U.S.

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

The cast and crew of Chinese opera The Monkey King answer curtain call after the premiere of the opera in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 14, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

Chinese Opera The Monkey King holds its final dressed rehearsal in San Francisco, the United States, on Nov. 12, 2025. The world premiere of The Monkey King was staged at the San Francisco Opera on Friday. The performance will stay on in San Francisco until Nov. 30. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)