South Bay Light Opera Closes Almost in Black

The South Bay Light Opera Society, concluding its brief first season last week, came close to covering the $16,000 cost of its two productions, president Joe Bonanno said, and grants are expected to make up the difference.

“We’re just going to squeak by,” Bonanno said.

He said performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” last weekend drew near-capacity crowds at El Camino College’s campus theater.