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A less familiar Madama Butterfly presented at Santa Fe Opera

Stephen Costello (Pinkerton) and Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
Conductor John Fiore’s own performing version restores music and dramatic detail absent from the standard Madama Butterfly, with Karen Chia-Ling Ho a commanding Cio-Cio-San.

Olga Kulchynska anchors a dream-haunted Eugene Onegin in Santa Fe

Olga Kulchynska (Tatyana) © Bronwen Sharp for Santa Fe Opera

Olga Kulchynska’s compelling Tatyana leads a strong cast in Santa Fe Opera’s Eugene Onegin, as Alessandro Talevi lets forests, dreams and folkloric imagery seep into its 19th-century world.

Hidden tears season the comedy in Santa Fe's enchanting Elixir

Jonah Hoskins (Nemorino) and Alfredo Daza (Dulcamara) © Curtis Brown Photography
In this revival of Stephen Lawless' busy production, set in 1945 Italy, young American tenor Jonah Hoskins' endearing performance tilts Donizetti's charmer in a Nemorino-centric direction. 

Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered

David Alden's staging of Alcina mines the rich theatricality of one of Handel's best-loved operas with enchanting but also perplexing results. 

Steve Jobs scores a success in Santa Fe

Mason Bates's much-hyped first opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, excited Santa Fe audiences despite its dramatic shortcomings.

Brenda Rae carries Santa Fe Opera's Lucia

Static blocking and an uneven cast can't kill a Lucia di Lammermoor with a star this bright.