Outbursts of Genius in San Francisco Ballet's Romeo and Juliet

San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson's Romeo and Juliet (Photo:Erik Tomasson) Helgi Tomasson's Romeo and Juliet made a comeback at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House last night, buoyed by a vivid and sensitive performance of the Prokofiev score by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, under the electrifying baton of Martin West. The theme of the tragic fallout from senseless political feuding was given short shrift in favor of teen romance and botched parenting. The conflict between the Mo...