The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2026 season.

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will open the season with a revival production directed by Melanie Bacaling. The cast will include Karen Chia-ling Ho, Stephen Costello, Jonathan Burton, Jarrett Ott, and Sun-Ly Pierce. John Fiore conducts.

Performance Dates: July 3-29, 2026

Harry Bicket conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in a production by Christopher Luscombe. Josh Lovell, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause, Alexander Köpeczi, Will Liverman, Spencer Hamlin, and Le Bu star.

Performance Dates: July 4-28, 2026

Olga Kulchynska and Mattia Olivieri star in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with Iván Ayón-Rivas, Elmina Hasan, and Alexander Köpeczi. Keri-Lynn Wilson and Robert Tweten conduct Alessandro Talevi’s production.

Performance Dates: July 18-August 19, 2026

Handel’s “Rodelinda” will be conducted by Harry Bicket and directed by R.B. Schlather. Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies, Anthony Gregory, Meridian Prall, Hugh Cutting, and William Guanbo Su star.

Performance Dates: July 25-August 21, 2026

Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s “Lili Elbe” will star Lucia Lucas, Sylvia D’Eramo, Josh Lovell, Lindsay Ammann, and Andrew Harris. Roberto Kalb conducts the production by James Robinson.

Performance Dates: August 1-27, 2026

Apprentice Scenes will feature the Apprentice Program for Singers and the Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians.

Performance Date: August 16, 2026

Apprentices in Concert with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra will be featured in the season.

Performance Date: August 23, 2026