Santa Fe Opera
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The Santa Fe Opera is an opera company located 7 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is well-known for introducing new and innovative operas as well as for its productions of works from the standard operatic repertoire. Since its inception, the Santa Fe Opera has staged over forty American premieres and has commissioned nine new operas.
The Santa Fe Opera was founded in 1957 by John Crosby, a New York-based conductor whose goal was to give American singers the opportunity to learn and perform new roles while having ample time for rehearsal and preparation. Crosby also established a program to assist young singers in making the transition from academic to professional life; to date, over 1,500 aspiring opera singers have participated.
The original 480-seat open-air theater opened in July 1957 with a performance of Madame Butterfly That summer, Igor Stravinsky visited to oversee the production of The Rake's Progress. In July 1967, a fire demolished the theater; a new 1,889-seat theater opened the following June. In 1998, yet a third new 2,128 seat theater was inaugurated.
The company's season runs from the beginning of July to the end of August.
External link
- Santa Fe Opera website (http://www.santafeopera.org/)