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Santa FeLili ElbeNew production

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Picker: Lili Elbe
Roberto Kalb; James Robinson; Santa Fe Opera; Allen Moyer; Marco Piemontese; Marcus Doshi; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Santa FeEugene Onegin

Olga Kulchynska (Tatyana) © Bronwen Sharp for Santa Fe Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Alessandro Talevi; Santa Fe Opera; Robert Tweten; Gary McCann; Rick Fisher

Santa FeMadama Butterfly

Stephen Costello (Pinkerton) and Karen Chia-Ling Ho (Cio-Cio-San) © Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
John Fiore; Lee Blakeley; Santa Fe Opera; Jean-Marc Puissant; Brigitte Reiffenstuel; Rick Fisher; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Santa FeRodelinda, regina de' LongobardiNew production

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Handel: Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi
Harry Bicket; RB Schlather; Santa Fe Opera; Jiaying Zhang; Doey Lüthi; Masha Tsimring; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Santa FeThe Magic FluteNew production

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Harry Bicket; Christopher Luscombe; Santa Fe Opera; Simon Higlett; Robert Perdziola; Philip Rosenberg; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra
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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.
*****
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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.

****1
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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. 
****1
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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. 
****1
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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.
***11
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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.
***11
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