Santa Fe Opera Season
We look forward to this year’s opera season for the dramatic inspiration. Heroic feats, torrid love affairs, sumptuous costumes and set-dressing… What’s not to love?
The Romance in the Details
La Bohème
Six Bohemians come together in 1920s Paris for Puccini’s timeless tale of love, longing and sacrifice.
Love, Loyalty & LIes
The Marriage of Figaro
Laurent Pelly’s inventive Figaro takes Mozart’s opera to 1930s Spain for a tale of romantic love and personal redemption that spans the whole of a wedding day.
A storm of Intrigue
Rigoletto
Julien Chavez’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto draws inspiration from the rich allure of Renaissance paintings in this tale of intrigue, lust and betrayal.
A Ghost Story for the Ages
The Turn of the Screw
An operatic ghost story, Louisa Miller’s production creates a haunting atmosphere set on an English country estate in the 1920s.
Cosmic Destiny
Die Walküre
Inspired by Germano-Scandinavian folklore, the tale explores themes of forbidden love, familial treachery and divine intervention. The imagery of Valkyries descending from the heavens is particularly potent. Strength, empathy and vigilance have been personified by feminine presence throughout written history.
