Performance Calendar for July 24 – August 1, 2024
Concert News Airs Monday-Friday around 8am with Brent Stevens.
Santa Fe Opera Presents:
Der Rosenkavalier
In the decadent world of Vienna, a story of romantic entanglements unfolds between a youthful nobleman, his mature mistress, and a young woman engaged to be married to an older Baron. Who is to give in or give up their heart? Bruno Ravella directs this elegant new production set in the 1950s in a co-production with Garsington Opera and the Irish National Opera.
On Wednesday, July 24th, and Friday, August 2nd, 8pm at the Santa Fe Opera House, 301 Opera Dr in Santa Fe. Tickets and information at santafeopera.org.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
Benjamin Appl & Simon Lepper Recital
In their Festival debuts, two renowned artists—baritone Benjamin Appl, called “the most promising of today’s up-and-coming song recitalists” by the Financial Times, and pianist Simon Lepper—present The Sound of Silence, an intimate recital program that focuses on pauses and silences in music as well as on introspection as the starting point for inspiration.
Featured works:
Anonymous, Domine, exaudi
Monteverdi, Tu se’ morta from L’Orfeo, SV 318
Schumann, Liederkreis, Op. 39
Wolf, Verschwiegene Liebe from Eichendorff-Lieder, Begegnung from Mörike-Lieder, & Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen from Italienisches Liederbuch
Schubert, Der Doppelgänger from Schwanengesang, D. 957, Der Einsame, D. 800, Meeres Stille, D. 216, & Der Tod und das Mädchen,” D. 531
James MacMillan, The Children
Strauss, Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4
On Wednesday, July 24th, 12pm. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.com.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
Ravel & Brahms
Ran Dank, piano
Paul Huang, violin
Toby Appel, viola
Peter Stumpf, cello
Featured works:
Elizabeth Ogonek, Lightenings, (Festival Commission)
Ravel, Piano Trio in A Minor
Brahms, Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26
On Wednesday, July 24th, 6pm. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.com.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
Gilles Vonsattel Piano Recital
Pianist Gilles Vonsattel gives an all-Beethoven recital that includes the revolutionary Appassionata Sonata, written during the same visionary period as the Eroica Symphony and considered by the composer to be one of his finest piano sonatas.
Beethoven, Sonata in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2, Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26, Funeral March, & Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata
On Thursday, July 25th, 12pm. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.com.
Taos School of Music Presents:
A workshop with pianist, Thomas Sauer
Famed pianist Thomas Sauer leads you through the mystical world of Franz Schubert’s chamber music.
On Thursday, July 25th, 4pm at Rio Hondo Learning Center, 5 Firehouse Rd in Taos Ski Valley. There is no charge for this event. Information and registration at taosschoolofmusic.com.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Presents:
The Great Romantics
Joshua Habermann, conductor & artistic director
Lush harmonies, sweeping melodies, and tender poetry of the German Romantics. Impressive works of Johannes Brahms bookend a sublime set of vocal chamber music by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, featuring several Desert Chorale artists as soloists, all with lyrics and music that delve into the depths of human emotion.
On Thursday, July 25th, 7:30pm and Sunday, July 28th, 4pm at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Pl in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at desertchorale.org.
First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe Presents:
TGIF Series
Kimberly Marshall, organ
Whether you’re ending your week or starting your weekend, every Friday evening First Presbyterian Church invites neighbors and visitors from all over the world to the sanctuary to enjoy a short concert (30-45 minutes) of music: organ, voice and piano, choral, chamber music, solo instrumental, jazz, and more.
On Friday, July 26th, 5:30pm at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave in Santa Fe. information at fpcsantafe.org.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Presents:
Out of This World
Joshua Habermann, conductor & artistic director
Featuring twenty-four professional Desert Chorale artists will traverse extraterrestrial beauties, the thrills of flight, and the miracle of human connection. From classical masterpieces to popular tunes by Dolly Parton and others, there’s something for everyone during this interstellar program.
On Friday, July 26th, 7:30pm at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Pl in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at desertchorale.org.
Santa Fe Opera Presents:
The Righteous
The Righteous explores the tension between genuine faith and the fraught world of 1980s politics. Along the way, the characters’ sacred love for God becomes entwined with the complicated realities of their romantic lives. Kevin Newbury directs an intriguing new production set in the American Southwest. This World Premiere by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith features an all-star cast.
On Friday, July 26th, 8:30pm and Tuesday, July 30th, 8pm at the Santa Fe Opera House, 301 Opera Dr in Santa Fe. Tickets and information at santafeopera.org.
Chatter Presents:
Chatter North & Chatter Sunday
Boyd Meets Girl:
Rupert Boyd, guitar
Laura Metcalf, cello
Chuck Calabreze spoken word
Featured works:
Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte
Radiohead, Present Tense / Creep
Caroline Shaw, Shenandoah
J.S. Bach, Four Two-Part Inventions
John Lennon/Paul McCartney, Blackbird / Eleanor Rigby
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
Chrystian Dozza, Beetle’s Dance
On Saturday, July 27th, 10:30am at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe and on Sunday, July 28th, 10:30am at 912 3rd St NW in Albuquerque. Information and tickets at chatterabq.org.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
All Bach
Robert Ingliss, oboe
Daniel Phillips, violin
Bart Feller, flute
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Featured works
J.S. Bach, Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060 & Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053
CP. E. Bach, Flute Concerto in D Minor, H. 484.1, Wq. 22
On Saturday, July 27th, 5pm. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.com.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Presents:
Songs of the Americas
Joshua Habermann, conductor & artistic director
Sixteen professional Desert Chorale artists, accompanied by strings, guitar, organ and percussion, explore the rich heritage of 17th and 18th century music from North and South America.
On Saturday, July 27th, 7:30pm at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Pl in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at desertchorale.org.
Santa Fe Opera Presents:
The Elixir of Love
Nemorino, a not-so-clever mechanic, has fallen for Adina, a school teacher. He desires her attention, but doesn’t feel worthy. Fortunately, he meets Dr. Dulcamara (most certainly a quack) who sells him a “magic elixir” that can make his dreams come true.Stephen Lawless directs a revival of our 2009 production set in an Italian village in 1945.
Opens on Saturday, July 27th, 8:30pm and Wednesday, July 31st, 8pm at the Santa Fe Opera House, 301 Opera Dr in Santa Fe. Visit Kathlene Ritch and a special guest from the Santa Fe Opera at the KHFM tent on opening night before the show! Tickets and information at santafeopera.org.
Quintessence: A community of singers Presents:
The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy
Matthew Greer, artistic director
The culmination of the 2024 week-long choral summer music festival for kids and adults. A performance of the New Mexico premiere of Christopher Tin’s majestic and moving The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy. The Lost Birds is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Sweeping and elegiac, it’s a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but whose songs have since been silenced.
On Sunday, July 28th, 3pm with a pre-concert talk at 2pm by KHFM’s Brent Stevens at V. Sue Cleveland High School, 4800 Cleveland Heights Rd in Rio Rancho. Tickets and information at quintessence-abq.com.
Taos School of Music Presents:
Cooperstown String Quartet with pianist, Thomas Sauer
Ara Gregorian and Hye-Jin Kim, violins
Maria Lambros, viola
Michael Kannen, cello
Also, Thomas Sauer, piano
Featured works:
Beethoven, Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 16
Webern, Langsamer Satz
Schubert, Piano Trio in E Flat Major, D. 929
The musicians of Cooperstown String Quartet are former members of some of this country’s most respected ensembles: the Brentano, Daedalus, Mendelssohn and Ridge string quartets as well as the string sextet, Concertante. Pianist, Thomas Sauer is highly sought after as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher.
On Sunday, July 28th, 4pm at Taos Community Auditorium, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. Tickets and information at taosschoolofmusic.com.
Performance Santa Fe Presents:
Festival of Song
Jennifer Cano, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Roth Constanzo, countertenor
Robert Tweten, piano
On Sunday, July 28th, 4pm at the Scottish Rite Temple, 463 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at performancesantafe.org.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
Schubert & Beethoven
Ran Dank, piano
Giles Vonsattel, piano
Paul Huang, violin
Daniel Phillips, violin
Keith Robinson, cello
Peter Stumpf, cello
Featured works:
Schubert, Notturno in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 897 & Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D. 929
Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
On Sunday, July 28th and Monday, July 29th, 6pm. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.com.
Santa Fe Opera Presents:
La Traviata
Violetta is the belle of the ball at every party in Paris, until she falls in love with Alfredo. They run away from high society for a simple life in the country, when Alfredo’s father asks Violetta to sacrifice her love to save the family’s honor.
On Thursday, August 1st, 8:00pm at the Santa Fe Opera House, 301 Opera Dr in Santa Fe. Tickets and information at santafeopera.org.