I’ve working on listening more and more and although dressing up and going to the opera with a loved one is one of the best things to do; lately I’ve been going solo and disappearing into the opera’s majestic setting, natural acoustic surroundings and blissfully dramatic evenings. If you’re gonna go, here’s what’s up this 2024 season.

Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss

Romantic entanglements unfold between a youthful nobleman, his mature mistress, and a young woman engaged to be married to an older Baron.

Conductor: Karina Canellakis
Director: Bruno Ravella
Marshallin: Rachel Willis-Sorenson
Baron Ochs: Matthew Rose
Octavian: Paula Murrihy
Sophie: Ying Fang, Liv Redpath (August 15)
Faninal: Zachary Nelson

The Elixir of Love
Gaetano Donizetti

Nemorino has fallen for Adina. He doesn’t feel worthy, so he buys a ‘magic elixir’ to make his dreams come true.

Conductor: Roberto Kalb
Director: Stephen Lawless
Adina: Yaritza Veliz
Nemorino: Jonah Hoskins
Belcore: Luke Sutliff
Dulcamara: Alfredo Daza

La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi

Violetta and Alfredo run away from high society for a simple life in the country, when Alfredo’s father asks Violetta to sacrifice her love to save the family’s honor.

Conductor: Corrado Rovaris
Director: Louisa Muller
Violetta: Mané Galoyan
Alfredo: Bekhzod Davronov
Giorgio Germont: Carlos Aråmbula

Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Don Giovanni has had infamous exploits. He kills the father of one of his victims and now, his continued debauchery will seal his fate.

Conductor: Harry Bicket
Director: Stephen Barlow
Don Giovanni: Ryan Speedo Green
Donna Anna: Teresa Perrotta
Donna Elvira: Rachael Wilson
Don Ottavio: David Portillo
Leporello: Nicholas Newton

The Righteous (World Premiere)
Music: Gregory Spears
Libretto: Tracy K. Smith

David’s journey from preacher to Governor, like the lives of those closest to him, is shaped by the current affairs of the 1980s.

Conductor: Jordan de Souza
Director: Kevin Newbury
David: Michael Mayes
Sheila: Elena Villaløn
Michele: Jennifer Johnson Cano
Jonathan: Anthony Roth Costanzo
Paul: Greer Grimsley

Performance Times
8:30pm June 28-July 27
8pm All performances of Der Rosenkavalier
8pm July 29 - August 24

For more info, visit santafeopera.org or call the Box Office at 505-986-5900.