San Francisco Opera seeks China staging for The Monkey King

As technology and trade dominate headlines about US-China relations, San Francisco Opera is working to bring its production of The Monkey King to China, building on cultural connections that the opera company's general director Matthew Shilvock sees as central to the relationship. For Shilvock, the opera's adaptation of the Chinese classic reflects how San Francisco's strengths in technology and the arts can bring people together across the Pacific. "I think you see in San Francisco so clearly t