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Review: West Bay Opera's 'Salome' a daring success

Original post made on Jun 3, 2017

West Bay Opera is ending its 61st season with guns blazing -- both literally and figuratively -- aiming, with great success, for a production of Richard Strauss' "Salome" that meets high artistic standards while commenting on grave problems and perils in today's world.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, May 28, 2017, 9:52 PM

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Posted by E.S.
a resident of another community
on Jun 3, 2017 at 4:44 pm

Having heard the Metropolitan Opera version of Salome on radio KDFC-FM a few months ago, I decided I would not go to WBO's performance, even though, as a season subscriber, I had tickets. The Met's performance sounded horrible to me. In the end, I went to opening night and was astonished and gratified at what I saw and heard, as so aptly described in this excellent review. I'm very glad I went and have nothing to add to the review.


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