KHFM and The Santa Fe Opera present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2026 Season opening nights, airing at 6:00 pm MDT on Mondays from August 3 through 31. Following the air date, each broadcast will be available for on-demand streaming for 30 days.
Click here to find out where you can listen to us. If you want to listen to it again, each broadcast will be available for 30 days after it airs.
The Santa Fe Opera Opening Nights on KHFM are made possible by the James R. Seitz, Jr. Fund for Broadcasting.
Photo by Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera.
Madama Butterfly
August 3 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 4–September 3, 2026. Listen as often as you wish.
Music By Giacomo Puccini
Libretto By Luigi Illica And Giuseppe Giacosa
Creative Team
Conductor John Fiore
Director Melanie Bacaling*
Scenic Design Jean-Marc Puissant
Costume Design Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Design Rick Fisher
Chorus Director Susanne Sheston
Stage Manager Sandra Moore
Cast
Cio-Cio-San Karen Chia-Ling Ho*
B.f. Pinkerton Stephen Costello (July 3 – August 20)
B.f. Pinkerton Jonathan Burton (August 26 & 29)
Sharpless Jarrett Ott+
Suzuki Sun-Ly Pierce*
Goro Ya-Chung Huang*~
Bonze Le Bu+
Trouble Hanako Ingliss*
Yamadori Yeongtaek Yang^*
Imperial Commissioner Matthew Juhlin^*
Kate Pinkerton Alissa Goretsky^*
Official Registrar Evan Lazdowski^
Yakuside Kyle White^*
Cousin Lauryn Davis^*
Mother Darya Narymanava^*
Aunt Sophia Baete^*
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus
*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut
Synopsis
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Photo by Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera.
The Magic Flute
August 10 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 11–September 10, 2026. Listen as often as you wish.
Music By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto By Emanuel Schikaneder
New English Translation By Jeremy Sams
Creative Team
Conductor Harry Bicket
Director Christopher Luscombe*
Scenic Design Simon Higlett*
Costume Design Robert Perdziola
Lighting Design Philip Rosenberg*
Illusions Chris Fisher*
Chorus Director Susanne Sheston
Stage Manager Michael Janney
Cast
Tamino Josh Lovell*
Pamina Joélle Harvey*
The Queen Of The Night Jeni Houser*
Sarastro Alexander Köpecshhzi*
Papageno Will Liverman+
Monostatos Spencer Hamlin+
Speaker Le Bu+
First Lady Jasmin Ward^
Second Lady Deanna Ray Eberhart^
Third Lady Lauren Randolphv^
Papagena Jazmine Saunders^
First Priest Dominic Salvati^*
Second Priest Will Ryan^
First Boy Dani Zhang^*
Second Boy Sabrina Langlois^*
Third Boy Natalie Corrigan^*
First Armored Man Matthew Goodheart^
Second Armored Man Sunghoon Han^*
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus
*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut
Synopsis
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Photo by Bronwen Sharp for the Santa Fe Opera.
Eugene Onegin
August 17 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 18–September 17, 2026. Listen as often as you wish.
Music By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Creative Team
Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson* (July 18 – August 6)
Conductor Robert Tweten (August 12 & 19)
Director Alessandro Talevi
Scenic & Costume Design Gary Mccann
Lighting Design Rick Fisher
Chorus Director Susanne Sheston
Choreographer Athol Farmer
Stage Manager Whitney Mcannally
Cast
Tatyana Olga Kulchynska*
Eugene Onegin Mattia Olivieri*
Vladimir Lensky Iván Ayón-Rivas*~
Olga Lindsay Ammann*~
Prince Gremin Alexander Köpeczi
Larina Susan Graham*
Filipyevna Meridian Prall+
Monsieur Triquet Ya-Chung Huang
Zaretsky Tzvi Bat Asherah^
Captain Will Ryan^
Peasant Dominic Salvati^*
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus
*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut
Synopsis
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Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
Rodelinda
August 24 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 25–September 24, 2026. Listen as often as you wish.
Music By George Frideric Handel
Libretto By Nicola Francesco Haym
Creative Team
Conductor Harry Bicket
Production R.b. Schlather
Associate Scenic Design Jiaying Zhang*
Costume Design Doey Lüthi*
Lighting Design Masha Tsimring*
Stage Manager Sandra Moore
Cast
Rodelinda Lucy Crowe*
Bertarido Iestyn Davies
Grimoaldo Anthony Gregory*
Eduige Meridian Prall+
Unulfo Hugh Cutting*
Garibaldo William Guanbo Su
Flavio Maximilian Moore
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus
*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut
Synopsis
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Photo by Mariah Olesen for the Santa Fe Opera.
Lili Elbe
August 31 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from September 1–30, 2026. Listen as often as you wish.
Music By Tobias Picker
Libretto By Aryeh Lev Stollman
Creative Team
Composer Tobias Picker
Librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman
Conductor Roberto Kalb
Director James Robinson
Scenic Design Allen Moyer
Costume Design Marco Piemontese*
Lighting Design Marcus Doshi
Projections Greg Emetaz
Chorus Director Susanne Sheston
Choreographer Seán Curran
Dramaturgy Lucia Lucas+
Stage Manager Sandra Moore
Cast
Lili Elbe Lucia Lucas+
Gerda Wegener Sylvia D’eramo+
Claude Lejeune Josh Lovell
Mother Wegener Lindsay Ammann
Professor Warnekros Andrew Harris+
Dagmar Deanna Ray Eberhart^
Matron Alexis Seminario^*
Hélène Allatini Anna Kelly^*
Orpheus/Anna Larssen Lindsay Martin^*
Eric Allatini Kyle White^
Marius Wegener Ryan Wolfe^
Major Fernando Porta Joshua Klein^*
Danish Countess Lauryn Davis^
Eurydice/Young Woman Audrey Welsh*
Christian X Son Jin Kim^*
Art Critic Evan Lazdowski^
The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus
*Santa Fe Opera Debut, ^Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, ~American Debut
Synopsis
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