Young singers in Santa Fe: Adelaide Boedecker

Interview

"Everything about the Santa Fe Opera made me want to apply for the apprentice program. I had dreamt of working here for a long time, after hearing my teacher and her husband speak so fondly of the company. It was a dream come true when I got the job!"

Young singers in Santa Fe: Jessica E. Jones

Interview

"I am lucky enough to have my husband and two dogs with me all summer. When I am not at rehearsal I am spending time walking my dogs, grilling with friends and neighbors, and generally soaking in the beauty of Santa Fe. "

Young singers in Santa Fe: Kasia Borowiec

Interview

"I will also be singing on the concert that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is hosting at the end of August, and I couldn't be more excited to meet her and be a part of such a special program. We also already had the Santa Fe Opera Olympics back in June, but that's a great highlight of the season as well. Imagine staff from across the Opera getting together to relive their fifth grade field day dreams! It's truly a blast."

Young singers in Santa Fe: Carlos Enrique Santelli

Interview

"A huge highlight for me this year has been making my Santa Fe Opera debut as Arturo in Lucia! If you would have told my family or myself 2 or 3 years ago that I would be singing on this stage so soon, I don't think we would have believed you. It gives me a great sense of pride to make them proud."

Young singers in Santa Fe: Sarah Coit

Interview

"You can learn a lot by just watching a rehearsal: how more experienced singers deal with problems they may have, how often or not they mark, what kind of things to be watching for from a conductor, etc. You can see all of these things without making the mistakes yourself in that setting. It's kind of a major blessing."

Spotlight on: Anush Hovhannisyan

Interview

"I like portraying ladies with character, people who made a mark in history, who had strong will and great belief. I like portraying queens or characters who had gone through biggest challenges driven by their belief, not necessarily religious belief. I see many parallels in my own personality and those strong characters and it helps me to translate them well... I also LOVE comedy, so anything silly is my thing!"

Don't miss: A Northern Lights Dream

Interview

"To tell the story of a wife coming to the realization that her husband is gay, you need a catalyst. Something must happen to put the idea into her head, when every fibre of her being wants to deny the possibility. Then she needs time to deal with it. To do all this within the limits of a one-act play is a huge challenge. "

When art is not enough: opera & activism

Editorial

Opera has always had a close relationship with moral dilemma and ugly human behaviour. We can watch an opera about corrupt leaders, prejudicial hate, or fatal sexism - and still, when the curtain falls there always looms the question, "then what"?

Don't miss: Kaufmann at the movies

Review

Kaufmann, in a terribly cute red convertible and colourful shoes, takes a tour along the Italian coastlines. The German tenor tells stories of his childhood visits to Italy with his family, and connects his life in opera - Italian and otherwise - with the culture and lifestyle he grew to love.

Don't miss: Tête à Tête's 10th annual Opera Festival

Interview

"It's been a fantastic year to put together. The overbearing sense I have is artists with a burning desire to react to the very troubling political goings-on happening around us, so much about refugees, immigration, Trump and Brexit even. Which confirms the sense I've always had, that as well as programmes planned 3, 4, 5 years ahead, we also need somewhere for people to tackle their idea on a short timescale."