A legendary figure of mischief and might takes center stage in a bold new opera inspired by Journey to the West. Making its world premiere at the War Memorial Opera House is The Monkey King, bringing to life Sun Wukong's rebellious rise through the heavenly ranks. Directed by Diane Paulus, with a score by Huang Ruo and libretto by David Henry Hwang, The Monkey King reinvents this timeless tale for a new generation, celebrating one of the most beloved figures in Chinese folklore.

Verdi's thrilling revenge opera returns to the San Francisco Opera during the preeminent ensemble's 2025/26 season. The hotly anticipated revival production is led by conductor extraordinaire Eun Sun Kim and features the talents of Mongolian baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the role of the doomed Rigoletto and German soprano Adele Zaharia as the jester's daughter, Gilda.

Tapping into the famed tales of Arthurian Knights, Wagner's final epic Parsifal took the composer nearly a quarter of a century to write and is considered his most magnetic work. A heady mix of adventure, philosophy, religion, and enlightenment, he meant it not as an opera but called it 'A Festival Play for the Consecration of the Stage'. San Francisco Opera presents a brand new production directed by the brilliant Matthew Ozawa, who finds commonalities between Eastern and Western mythology in this fantastic interpretation.

Since its San Francisco Opera debut in 2000, Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's simmering adaptation of Dead Man Walking has enjoyed over 300 revivals amongst the world's leading orchestras. The 21st-century masterpiece makes its return to the San Francisco Opera in the hands of associate director Katrina Bacchus in her SF Opera debut, alongside conductor Patrick Summers and producer Leonard Foglia.