West Bay Opera (WBO) is one of the most remarkable and longest-lived performing arts organizations in the Palo Alto region. It’s also the second-oldest opera company west of the Mississippi, and this ...

With live simulcasts of New York operas, London musicals and other productions proving popular at the cineplex, Stanford Live is getting in on the act. Two free opera showings are planned this season ...

The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of culture, and is no stranger to the art of opera. With several long-standing opera companies, Bay Area residents and visitors alike have numerous spots to ...

If Rachel Michelberg accidentally walked into the wrong rehearsal room while preparing for her latest show, she could easily be forgiven. For many years, Michelberg would cruise over to rehearsal for ...

Mozart's brilliant take on the tale of the unrepentant womanizer in 17th-Century Seville, and the stone guest. Presented fully staged, with sumptuous period costumes, magnificent sets and projections, ...

When East Palo Alto activist William Webster stepped into a plane headed for Paris on Sunday, it marked the first time he would travel abroad in over four decades. But he wasn’t about to miss the ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...