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West Bay Opera’s 52nd Season, 2007–2008 |
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For centuries, the Flying Dutchman sails the seas, condemned to live until he can find salvation in the love of a truly faithful woman. Senta, a teenage village girl on the Norwegian coast, proves faithful to the death. This is love, betrayal, and redemption Wagner style. Der fliegende Holländer is an early work of genius, and the last of Wagner’s italianate operas.
From the first moment I worked at West Bay Opera as a guest conductor, I was struck by the friendly and collaborative atmosphere I encountered. Everyone seemed enthusiastic and determined to give their best. Professionalism and teamwork steeped in a love of opera: for an opera conductor it’s as close to opera heaven as it gets, unless you can also have a multi-million dollar budget.
Then I witnessed the generosity of the Guild members, the enthusiasm of the volunteers, the quality of the orchestra, the solid commitment of the chorus, the dependability of the production team, the tremendous talent pool of set and costume and lighting designers, coaches, accompanists, and stage directors; and I met the community supporters and audience members who have been coming to West Bay Opera performances for so many years; and I realized just what an invaluable cultural asset West Bay Opera is to the communities on the Peninsula. I also came to understand how important West Bay Opera is as a place of opportunity for the tremendously gifted up-and-coming singers it regularly features in its productions, and how solid a support base it has among opera lovers in the area.
It should come as no surprise, then, that I accepted the Board’s offer to become the company’s General Director. I was impressed by the Board’s scrupulous and painstaking search and selection process; I am honored by the choice and, above all, I am tremendously excited about the possibilities.
As West Bay Opera enters its 52nd season, it faces challenges not unlike most other opera companies around the country. We need to strengthen our finances and chart an artistic course that strikes the right balance between highlighting the very best of the operatic tradition and fostering creativity and innovation. In charting that course, one of my main goals will be to strengthen even further our partnership with Peninsula organizations and the community in general, so that people of all ages will continue to find a meaningful personal connection with the extraordinary experience of making opera, and come to know or rediscover the joys of being swept up in its magic.
I’m looking forward to the challenge.
Southern Italian village life, dominated by a peculiar mix of Church morals and the Sicilian code of honor, provides the backdrop for these two verismo masterpieces about love and betrayal. In Cavalleria rusticana, tipped off by Santuzza, the betrayed and pregnant girlfriend, Alfio kills Turiddu, his wife’s lover, in a knife fight. In Pagliacci, blurring the line between performance and life, Canio the clown kills both Nedda, his wife, and Silvio, her lover, on the circus stage in front of a stunned audience.
For ticket information, reservations, and group rates, please call, write, or visit the West Bay Opera Box Office. The box office is located at the Holt Building, 221 Lambert Avenue, Palo Alto, near El Camino Real and Page Mill Road. Directions to the Holt Building
Opera Season Box Office Hours:
Monday through Friday from 1:00–5:00 PM.
You may call the Box Office at any time and leave a message. Your call will be returned during Box Office business hours.
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The Lucie Stern Theatre is located at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA. The theatre is part of the Community Center located at the corner of Middlefield Road and Melville Street, two blocks north of Embarcadero Road. There is a parking lot off of Middlefield adjacent to the theatre, and unrestricted on-street parking in the neighborhood. The Theatre Box Office opens for will-call tickets and sales 30 minutes prior to curtain. You can get a map and directions from your location with this Yahoo Map.
West Bay Opera’s business office is at the Holt Building, 221 Lambert Avenue, Palo Alto, CA. Lambert Avenue runs perpendicular to El Camino Real, five blocks south of Page Mill Road. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00–6:00 PM. Telephone 650-424-9999. You can get a map and directions from your location with this Yahoo Map.
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