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Santa Fe Opera Weekend with Carl Grapentine
July 29 - August 1, 2007
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Due to the popularity of these events, the entire city of Santa Fe is sold out, so we need your registration as soon as possible to assure your place. Registrations will be on a first come,
first served basis.
Price includes: Airfare, 5-star Hotel, 2 operas, 1 choral concert, lectures, private reception, two group dinners, breakfast daily, tips, airport transfers and porterage.
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Performances include:
Sunday, July 29
A performance by the Desert Chorale in the historic Loretto Chapel. This professional choral group will sing a wide-ranging program of traditional favorites including German, Hungarian and British folk songs, Russian Classics and more.
Monday, July 30
Puccini's La Bohème. Serena Farnocchia will sing Mimi and Dimitri Pittas, Rodolfo.
Tuesday, July 31
Mozart's Cosi fan tutti. Susanna Phillips will sing Fiordiligi, Katharine Goeldner, Dorabella and Dale Travis as Don Alfonso
“Please join me for this special weekend of worldclass opera at the SantaFe Opera. As always, I will provide lectures, background information, and anecdotes on the performances and musicians.” - Carl |
Santa Fe and The Santa Fe Opera
La Bohème
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Last performed at Santa Fe in 1993, La Bohème will be given a new production, conducted by Corrado Rovaris and staged byPaul Curran. Rovaris made his Santa Fe debut in 2004 with Simon Boccanegra and Curran’s first SFO assignment was lastseason’s Peter Grimes. The role of Mimi will be shared by Jennifer Black, who sang Micaela in the 2006 season Carmen, and Serena Farnocchia, who sang the role of Liu in the 2005 Turandot. Musetta will be sung by Nicole Cabell, winner of the 2005 Cardiff “Singer of the World” competition. Rodolfo will be shared by Gwyn Hughes Jones and Dimitri Pittas. Hughes Jones, ayoung Welsh tenor, has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the San Francisco Opera. He made his Covent Garden debut in 2005. Dimitri Pittas is a former Santa Fe apprentice singer who appeared as Narraboth in the 2006 season Salome. He also recently made his Metropolitan Opera debut. The role of Marcello will be shared by former apprentice Corey McKern and Canadian baritone James Westman.
Così fan tutti
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Text by Lorenzo da Ponte
Così fan tutti was one of the biggest hits of the 2003 season. It charmed patrons and the music critics and more than 96% of the seats were sold. The production generated headlines such as, “Santa Fe’s Così scores with union of superb vocals, probing roles,”from the Dallas Morning News. Conductor William Lacey and director James Robinson will lead the 2007 revival. The quartet of lovers includes two important young Americans making their company debuts—Katharine Goeldner (Dorabella) and Norman Rheinhardt (Ferrando)—along with Susanna Phillips as Fiordiligi and Mark Stone as Guglielmo. Dale Travis, who played Dr. Bartolo in the 2005 Barber of Seville, will be Don Alfonso and Susanne Mentzer will play Despina.
The Desert Chorale
2007 marks the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s silver anniversary. Founded in 1982 theSanta Fe Desert Chorale is one of the premier professional choral ensembles in the United States. There is no other music festival – certainly not in this country – devoted exclusively to choral music that surpasses the Desert Chorale’s annual two seasons in virtuosity of performance and programming breadth.
The Desert Chorale’s recording catalogue includes 10 CDs: Live from Loretto Chapel, Christmas in Santa Fe, Passion, A Celebration of Hispanic Music, and Harmony ofthe Heavens, all led by Linda Mack, the present Music Director and Conductor; Journeys of the Spirit, Transcendence, The Soul Speaks, and Encore conducted by former Artistic Director Dennis Shrock; and Music from Loretto Chapel, a classic recording led by Lawrence Bandfield, the Chorale’s Founding Music Director.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe has charmed visitors since the early sixteenth century as well as being a vibrant home to Pueblo Indians for more than a thousand years. Ever since 1957, The Santa Fe Opera has been the summer oasis for internationally acclaimed operatic talents and opera enthusiasts! Northern New Mexico provides visitors a cornucopia of natural and worldly pleasures that include 19 nearby Indian Pueblos; 44 National and State Parks, including 10,000-year-old archeological ruins, 13,000-foot mountain peaks, 650-foot canyons, lakes and deserts; world-class art galleries and restaurants; and some of the world’s finest hotels, spas and bed & breakfasts.
Santa Fe’s performing arts encompass dance, theater, opera, choral and chamber music. The Santa Fe Opera invites you to let your dreams run wild when you visit for the first time or return to make new discoveries in the “Land of Enchantment.”
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