San Francisco Ballet gala review Like a parade of amuse-bouches, the gala fare that opened the San Francisco Ballet's 80th season at the War Memorial Opera House on Thursday night was just light enough to suit the festive atmosphere and just tantalizing enough to get the mouth watering for the season ahead. The oldest piece of the night was August Bournonville's 1858 "Flower Festival at Genzano" pas de deux, which appears so often in galas it's easy to forget how much of its appeal lies in refined style and storytelling. Premiering Thursday was "In the Passerine's Clutch" by Myles ... Read More