May 21, 2011
Two gems—a clear win for West Bay Opera
They say that love will have its day. But it won’t have it at West Bay Opera, where love was the clear loser in two short operas. Brilliant direction, strong voices, and real acting kept the audience enthralled Friday night, May 21 for the opening of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Manuel de Falla’s La Vida Breve at Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre. And the simple sets and effective lighting polished the...