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 ...

It’s a sign of great works that they reveal new ideas on repeated viewings — often, a new insight with each new performance. At a time of unsettling conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, West Bay Opera’s ...

Last week we scaled the heights of the highest vocal range, the soprano. Today, let's take one step down the vocal ladder. In the opera house, we tend to call them mezzo-sopranos, but there are many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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