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Santa Fe Opera’s 2011 Season

July 1- August 27 2011: Faust
July 2- August 26 2011: La Bohème
July 16- August 19 2011: Griselda
July 23- August 25 2011: The Last Savage
July 30- August 17 2011: Wozzeck

Santa Fe just announced that their new chief conductor is Frederic Chaslin and what is coming up for the 2011 season. Bryan Hymel and Dimitri Pittas share the role of Faust, opposite of Ailyn Pérez. Ana María Martínez and David Lomelí sing in La Bohème. Meredith Arwady, David Daniels, and Amanda Majeski sing in Vivaldi's Griselda. Daniel Okulitch and Anna Christy are the leads in Menotti's The Last Savage, which is to be sung in English. Former Adler Fellow Sean Panikkar will also be in this opera. Richard Paul Fink sings the title role of Wozzeck, with Nicola Beller Carbone as Marie. Eric Owens will be the Doctor and Stuart Skelton the Drum Major.

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5 responses to “Santa Fe Opera’s 2011 Season”

  1. Doug Avatar
    Doug

    I’m so excited to see that a Vivaldi opera is getting done by a major company and that Peter Sellars will direct Griselda. Wonderful news!!

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  2. The Opera Tattler Avatar
    The Opera Tattler

    This opera is already in my calendar. I need to get my car radio fixed before 2011 for the road trip that is sure to ensue.

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  3. John Marcher Avatar
    John Marcher

    The Last Savage and Wozzeck? I think my first visit to Santa Fe, long overdue, is going to happen next year.

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  4. The Opera Tattler Avatar
    The Opera Tattler

    Santa Fe itself is certainly gorgeous. Next season does look promising as well.

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  5. John Avatar
    John

    I was most disturbed to see a startling omission when I read the announcement of the 2011 season in Santa Fe: 2011 will be one of the rare years in the company’s history without a performance of a Mozart opera.
    Mozart was performed each year for the Opera’s first 21 years, and each year since 1990. Indeed there have only been four years since the Opera’s founding not graced with a Mozart production. Operagoers such as myself have long since come to regard Mozart as a foundation component of the Santa Fe production tradition.
    I trust that this break with the Santa Fe Opera’s tradition will not be repeated in future years. A world-class Opera season in Santa Fe is simply impossible without the presence of the world’s greatest musical genius.

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