Santa Fe Opera, rebuilt in 1998.

Below is a complete list of the operas performed by Santa Fe Opera since its inception in 1957. Only complete operas presented on stage with orchestra are listed; over the years, the Santa Fe Opera has also highlighted programmes of scenes from operas and one-act operas that showcase apprentice program for singers and technicians.

Nearly all the performances listed took place at the three main theaters: original theater (1957-67), rebuilt theater (1968-1997), and present theater (since 1998).

To date, the Festival has been led by the following seven Artistic Directors:

The List edit

Year[1] Opera Composer Language[2] Premiere
of opera
Conductor Stage Director Designer[3] Notable singers
1957 Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss German 1916
1957 Così fan tutte Mozart Ialian 1790
1957 Madame Butterfly Puccini Italian 1904
1957 The Barber of Seville Rossini Italian 1816
1957 The Tower[4] Marvin David Levy English 1957
1957 La Serva Padrona Pergolesi Italian 1733
1957 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky English 1951
2006 Carmen Bizet French 1874 Gilbert Rudolfsson Patel, Rudolfsson, Schuler von Otter, Black
2006 The Magic Flute Mozart Ialian 1791 Lacey Albery Hoheisel, Tipton Spence, Phillips, Dessay
2006 Cinderlla Massenet French 1899 Montgomery Pelly Limburg, Delmotte, Schuler DiDonato, Stilwell, Forst, Jameson
2006 Salome Richard Strauss German 1905 Fiore Donnell Patel, Schuler Ulfung, Pittas
2006 The Tempest [5] Adès English 2004 Gilbert Kent Brown, Schuler Gilfry, Pauley
2007 La bohème Puccini Italian 1859 Rovaris Curran Knight, Fisher Pittas
2007 Così fan tutte Mozart Ialian 1790 Lacey Robinson Moyer, Woolard, Schuler Stone, Phillips, Mentzer
2007 Daphne Richard Strauss German 1938 Montgomery Lamos Moyer, Greedwood , Fisher Wall
2007 Tea: A Mirror of Soul [5] Dun English 2002 Renes Miyamoto Matsui Maultsby, Kaduce, Van Horn
2007 Platée Rameau Italian 1745 Bicket Pelly Räth, Thomas, Schuler Reinhardt, Stober, Pauley, Chris, Fouchécourt
2008 Falstaff Verdi Italian 1893 Arrivabeni Newbury Moyer, Mitchell, Schuler Naouri, Maultsby, Jameson
2008 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Italian 1786 Montgomery Kent Brown, Schuler Pisaroni, Phillips, Leonard, Kwiecień
2008 Billy Budd Britten English 1951 de Waart Curran Hopkins, Fisher Rhodes
2008 Radamisto Handel English 1720 Bicket Alden Davey, Fisher Claycomb, Daniels, Pisaroni, Stober
2008 Adriana Mater[5] Saariaho Finnish 2006 Izquierdo Sellars Tsypi, Pakledinaz, Ingalls Groop, Kaiser
2009 La Traviata Verdi Italian 1853 Chaslin Pelly Thomas, Schuler, Delmotte Dessay
2009 The Elixer of Love Donizetti Italian 1832 Rovaris Lawless Martin-Davis, Collins
2009 Don Giovanni Mozart Ialian 1787 Renes Rader-Shieber Zinn, Weideman, Schuler Phillips, Lindsey
2009 The Letter [4][6] Moravec English 2009 Summers Kent Bechtler, Ford, Schuler Racette, Michaels-Moore
2009 Alceste Gluck Italian 1767 Montgomery Negrin Désiré, Schuler Groves
2010 Madame Butterfly Puccini Italian 1904 Walker Blakeley Puissant, Reiffenstuel, Fisher Jovanovich, Kaduce
2010 The Magic Flute Mozart Ialian 1791 Renes Albery Hoheisel, Tipton Castronovo, Morley
2010 The Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach French 1881 Lord Alden Moyer, Hoffman, Collins Lindsey, Groves, Wall, Saks
2010 Life is a Dream[4] Spratlan| English 2010 Slatkin Newbury Korins, Jahn, Weideman Honeywell , Jameson
2010 Albert Herring Richard Strauss German 1947 Davis Curran Knight, Fisher Lindsey, Shafer
2011 Faust Gounod French 1859 Chaslin Lawless Dugardyn, Wilmington, Collins Doss, Hymel
2011 La bohème Puccini Italian 1859 Vordoni Curran Knight, Fisher Martinez
2011 Griselda Vivaldi Italian 1735 Gershon Sellars Gronk, Ramicova Groves, Daniels, Leonard
2011 The Last Savage Menotti English 1964 Manahan Canty Moyer, Fisher Burdette
2011 Wozzeck Berg German 1931 Robertson Slater Hopkins, Fisher
2012 Tosca Puccini Italian 1900 Chaslin Lawless Dugardyn, Willmington, Collins Hampson
2012 The Pearl Fishers Bizet French 1863 Valaume Blakeley Pruissant, Reiffenstuel Cabell, Cutler
2012 Maometto II Rossini Italian 1820 Chaslin Alden Morrell Pisaroni
2012 King Roger Szymanowski Polish 1926 Rogister Wadsworth Lynch, Hould-Ward, Schuler Kwiecień
2012 Arabella Richard Strauss German 1934 Davis Albery Hoheisel Wall
2013 The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein Jacques Offenbach French 1867 Graham
2013 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Italian 1786
2013 La donna del lago Rossini Italian 1819 DiDonato
2013 La Traviata Verdi Italian 1853
2013 Oscar[4] Theodore Morrison English 2013 Daniels

Sources edit

  • The Santa Fe Opera: An American Pioneer: Huscher, Phillip (2007). The Santa Fe Opera: An American Pioneer. Singapore: Santa Fe Opera. ISBN 978-0-86534-550-8.
  • Alphabetical Repertory: The 2012 Santa Fe Opera programme book.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Year that the opera was performed during the Santa Fe Opera
  2. ^ Language used in the opera's original libretto
  3. ^ Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the stage and the second designed the costumes, and third scenic or lighting
  4. ^ a b c d World Premier
  5. ^ a b c American Premier
  6. ^ Commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera


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