Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe
29 March 2024

Company search

click here for more photos for
this opera company
Click below for
production trailers
Rusalka
Pelléas et Mélisande
L'Orfeo
Der Fliegende Holländer
Tosca

You've been granted free access to this page.

Take a FREE 7 DAY TRIAL or SUBSCRIBE today to access the full content of theoperacritic.com.

Free access

Performance reviews

Key Photo gallery Production details Video link
Der Fliegende Holländer

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Captains of industry
14 Aug 23 / Mundo Clásico (English)
Santa Fe Opera Reviews: 'Orfeo,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' 'Rusalka,' 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Tosca'
10 Aug 23 / Wall Street Journal
Fine singing, weird stagings in Santa Fe Opera’s ‘Rusalka’ and ‘Flying Dutchman’
9 Aug 23 / Dallas Morning News
Dubious “Dutchman” and trenchant “Tosca” refract two classics through modern lenses at Santa Fe Opera
3 Aug 23 / Classical Review
Nicholas Brownlee, Elza van den Heever lead a vocally splendid cast for director David Alden’s new production of “Flying Dutchman”
16 Jul 23 / Opera Warhorses
O Captain! My Captain!
4 Jul 23 / ConcertoNet (English)
L'Orfeo

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Luke Sutliff, replacing injured Rolando Villazón, triumphs in opening night of Monteverdi’s “Orfeo”
12 Aug 23 / Opera Warhorses
Santa Fe Opera Reviews: 'Orfeo,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' 'Rusalka,' 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Tosca'
10 Aug 23 / Wall Street Journal
Jumbled journey to Meow Wolf
8 Aug 23 / Opera Today
A dazzling desert season bears rich fruit with Santa Fe Opera’s Debussy, Monteverdi
31 Jul 23 / Classical Review
Q & A: Nico Muhly
Composer Nico Muhly on creating a new orchestration on Monteverdi’s ‘Orfeo’ for Santa Fe Opera.
Rusalka

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Santa Fe Opera Reviews: 'Orfeo,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' 'Rusalka,' 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Tosca'
10 Aug 23 / Wall Street Journal
Freudian slip-up
10 Aug 23 / Opera Today
Fine singing, weird stagings in Santa Fe Opera’s ‘Rusalka’ and ‘Flying Dutchman’
9 Aug 23 / Dallas Morning News
Empty chairs
1 Aug 23 / parterre box
Ailyn Perez leads vocally splendid cast in Pountney’s alternative vision of “Rusalka”
29 Jul 23 / Opera Warhorses
Mermaid, interrupted
26 Jul 23 / Santa Fe Reporter
Pelléas et Mélisande

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Santa Fe Opera Reviews: 'Orfeo,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' 'Rusalka,' 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Tosca'
10 Aug 23 / Wall Street Journal
In darker light
9 Aug 23 / Mundo Clásico (English)
Enigmatic Debussy riches in New Mexico
9 Aug 23 / Opera Today
Passionately sung, “Pelléas et Mélisande” in Netia Jones’ attractive, introspective production
5 Aug 23 / Opera Warhorses
A dazzling desert season bears rich fruit with Santa Fe Opera’s Debussy, Monteverdi
31 Jul 23 / Classical Review
Pelléas and Greta on climate change
17 Jul 23 / ConcertoNet (English)
Tosca

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Santa Fe Opera Reviews: 'Orfeo,' 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' 'Rusalka,' 'The Flying Dutchman' and 'Tosca'
10 Aug 23 / Wall Street Journal
Dubious “Dutchman” and trenchant “Tosca” refract two classics through modern lenses at Santa Fe Opera
3 Aug 23 / Classical Review
A well-sung “Tosca”
9 Jul 23 / Opera Warhorses
Freddie De Tommaso, a young British sensation, makes US opera debut
Tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who at 28 became an overnight sensation nearly two years ago after stepping in for a star who had taken ill, is so in demand that he sometimes has to turn down roles.
Tristan und Isolde

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 8

A praiseworthy New Mexico “Tristan und Isolde”
20 Aug 22 / Opera Warhorses
An uneven cast and dire staging undermines Tristan
9 Aug 22 / Seen and Heard
Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner
7 Aug 22 / Classical Review
Love, death and laughs at Santa Fe Opera
5 Aug 22 / Dallas Morning News
A quiet storm
5 Aug 22 / Mundo Clásico (English)
A 'Tristan und Isolde' plays out in shadows and light
30 Jul 22 / New York Times
Long day’s journey into night
28 Jul 22 / Santa Fe Reporter
Meister Singer
25 Jul 22 / ConcertoNet (English)
Il barbiere di Siviglia

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

A hilarious “Barbiere di Siviglia” from Hopkins, Swanson, Fons and Burdette
20 Aug 22 / Opera Warhorses
Santa Fe Opera paints contrasting portraits of Seville in ‘Carmen’ and ‘Barber’
5 Aug 22 / Dallas Morning News
A lively, exuberant “Barber” contrasts with a dismal, revisionist “Carmen” in Santa Fe
4 Aug 22 / Classical Review
Ready to rollick
9 Jul 22 / Santa Fe Reporter
Brilliant, to put it mildly
5 Jul 22 / ConcertoNet (French)
Gales of laughter on a rainy night
4 Jul 22 / New Mexican
Falstaff

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 7

Santa Fe’s belly laughs
17 Aug 22 / Opera Today
Quinn Kelsey delights in Sir David McVicar’s new “Falstaff” production
13 Aug 22 / Opera Warhorses
An old-fashioned entertainment
12 Aug 22 / Mundo Clásico (English)
Quinn Kelsey stars in an energetic Falstaff
9 Aug 22 / Seen and Heard
Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner
7 Aug 22 / Classical Review
Love, death and laughs at Santa Fe Opera
5 Aug 22 / Dallas Morning News
Solid 'Falstaff' keeps Santa Fe Opera's win streak alive
20 Jul 22 / New Mexican
M. Butterfly

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 8

Part Papillon, part Schmetterling
16 Aug 22 / Opera Today
Powerful performances from Mark Stone and Kangmin Justin Kim in Ruo’s and Hwang’s compelling “M. Butterfly”
13 Aug 22 / Opera Warhorses
A lurid tale told deftly in M. Butterfly, a new opera from Huang Ruo based on David Henry Hwang’s play
6 Aug 22 / Seen and Heard
‘M. Butterfly’ metamorphoses again, as an opera
5 Aug 22 / New York Times
Despite promise, Santa Fe Opera’s M. Butterfly is a letdown
2 Aug 22 / Dallas Morning News
Santa Fe Opera returns with courageous yet musically flawed premiere of “M. Butterfly”
1 Aug 22 / Classical Review
Truth is stranger than fiction
1 Aug 22 / ConcertoNet (English)
'M. Butterfly' caps a solid Santa Fe Opera season
1 Aug 22 / New Mexican
Carmen

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Strong vocal performances by Isabel Leonard, Michael Fabiano, Sylvia d’Eramo and Michael Sumuel
6 Aug 22 / Opera Warhorses
Santa Fe Opera paints contrasting portraits of Seville in ‘Carmen’ and ‘Barber’
5 Aug 22 / Dallas Morning News
A lively, exuberant “Barber” contrasts with a dismal, revisionist “Carmen” in Santa Fe
4 Aug 22 / Classical Review
Fighting chance
9 Jul 22 / Santa Fe Reporter
Stabbing at fun fair: one killed
3 Jul 22 / ConcertoNet (English)
'Carmen' innovative but hamstrung by essentials of plot
3 Jul 22 / New Mexican
The Lord of Cries

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 10

The Lord of the Cries is Corigliano’s new thriller which delivers a punch at Santa Fe Opera
15 Aug 21 / Seen and Heard
Cries in the high desert
11 Aug 21 / Opera Today
John Corigliano's new opera reimagines Dionysus as Dracula
10 Aug 21 / The New Yorker
‘The Lord of Cries’ takes a walk on the wild side
6 Aug 21 / Santa Fe Reporter
Santa Fe's back with a Midsummer treat and a Lord-ly mishap
5 Aug 21 / Broadway World
Euripides goes Gothic
1 Aug 21 / ConcertoNet (English)
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jarrett Ott and Kathryn Henry lead strong cast for Corigliano’s new “Lord of Cries”
31 Jul 21 / Opera Warhorses
Corigliano premiere tops summer signal that opera is back
31 Jul 21 / Classical Voice North America
Santa Fe Opera presents world premiere and uneven ‘Figaro’ in its return to performances
30 Jul 21 / Dallas Morning News
An uneven first act redeemed by the end
19 Jul 21 / New Mexican
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Santa Fe Opera fields a dream team
11 Aug 21 / Opera Today
All sorts of mistakes are made in a dream
9 Aug 21 / Broadway World
Substance, not pure silliness, the heart of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'
7 Aug 21 / New Mexican
SFO’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ delivers cosmological magic
6 Aug 21 / Santa Fe Reporter
Santa Fe's back with a Midsummer treat and a Lord-ly mishap
5 Aug 21 / Broadway World
A good night unto us all
2 Aug 21 / ConcertoNet (English)
Le nozze di Figaro

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 9

Figaro la, Figaro qua in Santa Fe
11 Aug 21 / Opera Today
A clockwork “Marriage of Figaro” delights
7 Aug 21 / Opera Warhorses
The Santa Fe Opera returns with enduring tale of love and forgiveness in ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
6 Aug 21 / Santa Fe Reporter
Beaumarchais "crazy day" is a fabulous festival of singing
5 Aug 21 / Broadway World
Corigliano premiere tops summer signal that opera is back
31 Jul 21 / Classical Voice North America
Santa Fe Opera presents world premiere and uneven ‘Figaro’ in its return to performances
30 Jul 21 / Dallas Morning News
Santa Fe’s new production hones in on the glory of the music without losing a bit of fun
17 Jul 21 / CultureVulture
Figaro around the clock
12 Jul 21 / ConcertoNet (English)
'The Marriage of Figaro' offers sterling performances, but ultimately a mixed bag
12 Jul 21 / New Mexican
Eugene Onegin

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 5

Musically appealing, visually striking
31 Jul 21 / Opera Warhorses
Corigliano premiere tops summer signal that opera is back
31 Jul 21 / Classical Voice North America
Exultant remorse
27 Jul 21 / Santa Fe Reporter
Yes, but...
26 Jul 21 / ConcertoNet (English)
Tchaikovsky triumphs in Santa Fe
26 Jul 21 / New Mexican
The Thirteenth Child

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 6

Sante Fe Opera’s unruly Thirteenth Child
21 Aug 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice
The Thirteenth Child: When she was good…
6 Aug 19 / Opera Today
This relatively short opera is filled with beautifully conceived musical ideas presented in a visually pleasing production
3 Aug 19 / Opera Warhorses
Travelogue from the Santa Fe Opera Festival as it premieres Poul Ruders’s The Thirteenth Child
1 Aug 19 / Seen and Heard
The Thirteenth Child is a fine new opera
29 Jul 19 / Broadway World
Three deeply dissimilar works are unified by the wind, a fixture in librettos and in reality
29 Jul 19 / New York Times
Così fan tutte

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 3

World class singing, deconstructed staging
3 Aug 19 / Opera Warhorses
Three deeply dissimilar works are unified by the wind, a fixture in librettos and in reality
29 Jul 19 / New York Times
The object of this performance was fun for the audience
28 Jul 19 / Broadway World
Jenufa

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 4

Three deeply dissimilar works are unified by the wind, a fixture in librettos and in reality
29 Jul 19 / New York Times
Wilde, Racette, Lewis in dramatically intense, melodic “Jenufa”
27 Jul 19 / Opera Warhorses
Both musically and dramatically, Jenůfa is one of the company's best shows
26 Jul 19 / Broadway World
‘Jenůfa’ offers dark but powerful tale
25 Jul 19 / New Mexican
Les pêcheurs de perles

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 4

‘Pearl Fishers’ returns to SFO, recapturing magic
11 Jul 19 / New Mexican
Roller coasters and pools of honey
11 Jul 19 / Santa Fe Reporter
Santa Fe Opera’s passionate “Pearl Fishers”
6 Jul 19 / Opera Warhorses
A tasteful, straight forward reviva
2 Jul 19 / Broadway World
La bohème

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 5

Puccini’s masterpiece rivals Broadway’s best
11 Jul 19 / Los Alamos Daily Post
From rain to snow to mud
11 Jul 19 / Santa Fe Reporter
SFO season opener ‘La bohème’ plays to company’s strengths
11 Jul 19 / New Mexican
A magnificent Mimi leads a youthful “Boheme” cast
6 Jul 19 / Opera Warhorses
La boheme opens Santa Fe Opera's 2019 season
2 Jul 19 / Broadway World
L'Italiana in Algeri

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 5

Are you going to Santa Fe?
2 Sep 18 / TheaterJones
Rollicking Rossini in Santa Fe
6 Aug 18 / Opera Today
Low comedy
6 Aug 18 / Mundo Clásico (English)
Daniela Mack cut a sexy, charismatic and energetic figure on stage
27 Jul 18 / Broadway World
Rossinian romp
23 Jul 18 / New Mexican
Doctor Atomic

Santa Fe Opera


No. of reviews: 13

Are you going to Santa Fe?
2 Sep 18 / TheaterJones
Ryan McKinny excels as “Doctor Atomic’s” Oppenheimer
11 Aug 18 / Opera Warhorses
Fine singing and rough weather at Santa Fe Opera
10 Aug 18 / St Louis Post-Dispatch
Waiting for the bomb in Santa Fe
10 Aug 18 / The Durango Herald
Doctor Atomic is as relevant as ever
8 Aug 18 / Physics Today
With 'Doctor Atomic,' Santa Fe stages a nuclear tale as the opera of our time
7 Aug 18 / Los Angeles Times
Amid renewed nuclear concerns, 'Doctor Atomic' by Santa Fe Opera is newly topical
6 Aug 18 / Dallas Morning News
Dr. Atomic reaches Ground Zero on New Mexico stage
You can enjoy opera in the mountains, or chamber music in a historic city plaza. Both are quintessential Santa Fe.
next >>
Reviews search
Use this search to find historical reviews in our database
Performance schedule
Verdi
28 Jun to 24 Aug 2024
Mozart
29 Jun to 23 Aug 2024
Spears
13 Jul to 13 Aug 2024
Strauss, R
20 Jul to 15 Aug 2024
Donizetti
27 Jul to 22 Aug 2024

News & Articles

Santa Fe Opera announces its 2023 season
The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2023 season and revealed its 19th world premiere slated for 2024.
23 Jun 2022 / OperaWire
Santa Fe Opera announces its 2022 season lineup
Music lovers can hear the world premiere of “M. Butterfly” and the local debut of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” at the Santa Fe Opera next summer.
5 Nov 2021 / ABQ Journal
Santa Fe Opera adds a COVID-19 safety manager
Mike VanAartsen joined the company in that role in January. He’s setting the opera’s guidelines for masks, social distancing, hand sanitizing and all the other safety protocols.
16 Mar 2021 / New Mexican
Santa Fe Opera appoints chief artistic officer
Santa Fe Opera has announced that David Lomelí, the Dallas Opera’s director of artistic administration, will become its chief artistic officer, a new position that comes after two major staff departures.
13 Feb 2021 / New Mexican
Virtual performances span the world from Santa Fe
Performance groups in Santa Fe have taken the adage “the show must go on” to heart during the coronavirus pandemic as they turn to a new stage: the internet.
21 Dec 2020 / San Francisco Chronicle