(Credit: Hawai’i Opera Theatre official website) The Hawai’i Opera Theatre has announced the upcoming digital world premiere of Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed’s newest opera “Hometown to the World” on May 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. HST. The stream will be available thereafter for purchase. The work was commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera and co-commissioned by the Hawai’i Opera {…}
The Santa Fe Opera has announced that for the 2021 season it has hired a COVID-19 compliance and safety manager. The company announced that Mike VanAartsen joined the company in January and is setting the opera’s guidelines for masks, social distancing, hand sanitizing, and all the other safety protocols that will be seen throughout the festival’s opera season this summer. {…}
(Credit: Lauren Bloom) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the appointment of David Lomelí as its Chief Artistic Officer. Lomelí will be responsible for the artistic operations of the company including casting. “I could not be more thrilled to welcome David to the Santa Fe Opera. Not only is he one of the leading casting directors of his generation with {…}
On March 11, Santa Fe Opera will present “Songs for the Future,” a special, online benefit concert in support of their singing and technical Apprentice Programs. The event will be hosted by renowned mezzo Joyce DiDonato and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, both of whom are former apprentices at SFO. The roster of artists will also include former {…}
The Santa Fe Opera announced a digital initiative exploring the literary works behind the operas planned for its 2021 Festival Season. Consider the Source Conversations and Seminars start January 19 and run through May 20. The Consider the Source Conversations are free and premiere on the opera’s YouTube channel on January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, and May {…}
(Credits: Sonya Garza / Monarca Studios / Yan Bleney / Yan Bleney / Marco Borggreve) The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2021 season, which will run from July 10 through August 27, 2021. The opera house will present 30 performances of four operas, and a special concert featuring soprano Angel Blue. “The pandemic has been tragic and it’s not {…}
On Oct. 23, the Santa Fe Opera and Center for Contemporary Arts will present a special online screening of “Is This America?,” a workshop of the new, one-act opera “This Little Light of Mine” that portrays key events in the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Hamer was a Black woman of humble origins who spoke truth to {…}
(Credit: B. Ealovega) The Santa Fe Opera has announced that Susan Graham will become an Honorary Board member of the Santa Fe Opera Board of Directors. The company made the announcement via social media stating, “We are proud to announce the appointment of legendary mezzo-soprano and longtime friend of the Santa Fe Opera, Susan Graham, as an Honorary Board member {…}
Santa Fe Opera has announced a new digital performance series that will take place throughout July. The series, entitled “Songs from the Santa Fe Opera,” will celebrate the opening nights of the operas that the company was originally set to perform throughout the 2020 season. “We feel strongly about bringing the joy of opera to our communities during this difficult {…}
Santa Fe Opera has announced the company has broken $1 million in its ticket donation campaign meant to keep the organization afloat and help compensate its workers during this time of closed theaters. Earlier this year, the company had experienced great success in ticket sales, reaching nearly $5 million. Since the spread of the coronavirus and the closure of public {…}
General Director Robert K. Meya has announced the cancellation of Santa Fe Opera’s 2020 Season. The festival, which was scheduled to open on July 3 and run through August 29, was forced to cancel due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closure of nonessential businesses, constraints on public gatherings and restriction of both domestic and international travel. In an {…}
