The Santa Fe Opera is proud to announce free “Opera in the Park” screenings of 2021 Season productions in August in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. The events are part of the opera’s reopening celebrations and ongoing commitment to bring the joy of opera to the Santa Fe and Albuquerque communities.
The Santa Fe Opera wishes to acknowledge “Opera in the Park” sponsors Chester A. Gougis & Shelley Ochab and Simulcast sponsors Brooke Suzanne Gray, James V. & Dana Pope Manning and Gene & Jean Stark for their generous support in helping to realize these events. The simulcast recordings are directed by Bruce Bryant, with production support from Staging Solutions, db Production Services and Michael Schweppe Sound. More information can be found online at santafeopera.org/opera-in-the-park.
Screenings on Santa Fe’s Southside
Presented by the Santa Fe Opera, sponsored by the City of Santa Fe and hosted by the Santa Fe Kiwanis Club, the Santa Fe screenings will take place at Villa Linda Park near Santa Fe Place Mall on the Southside on the first and second Sundays and Mondays in August: 1, 2, 8 and 9. Featured will be pre-recorded performances of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The opera invites people to bring a picnic, spread out on the grass and enjoy the show.
Performances by local youth talent, including Maatuu Dance Group, the Erik Fender Dance Group from San Ildefonso Pueblo, Theo Kutsko, and the Choral Arts Society of St. Michael’s High School, will kick festivities off at 3:30 pm, followed by 4:00 pm screenings. Two, 300-square foot LED walls will provide attendees with a state-of-the-art viewing experience, while sound will be broadcast via outdoor speakers. Santa Fe Opera General Director Robert K. Meya shares, “Our community has seen us through this difficult year and allowed us to return in full force. The screenings are our small thank you for their faith and support.”
Says City of Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber, “I’m very grateful to the leadership of the opera for this outstanding achievement. We all agree that everyone in Santa Fe should be able to experience the magic of the Santa Fe Opera. Now families across our city can enjoy world-class opera in a neighborhood park. Let’s all go to the opera!”
Southside Screening Schedule
August 1 – The Marriage of Figaro
August 2 – Eugene Onegin*
August 8 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 9 – The Marriage of Figaro (encore screening)
*Parental caution for depiction of violence