KHFM and The Santa Fe Opera present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2024 Season opening nights, airing at 6:00 pm MDT on Mondays from July 29 through August 26. 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.
Mané Galoyan and the Santa Fe Opera Chorus. Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
La Traviata
July 29 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from July 30–August 29, 2024. Listen as often as you wish.
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesca Maria Piave
Conductor: Corrado Rovaris
Stage Director: Louisa Muller*
Cast
Violetta Valéry: Mané Galoyan *
Alfredo Germont: Bekhzod Davronov *
Giorgio Germont: Alfredo Daza *
Flora Bervoix: Kaylee Nichols =
Gastone: Garrett Evers =*
Baron Douphol: Sejin Park =*
Marchese d’Obigny: Sam Dhobhany =
Doctor Grenville: Keith Klein =*
Annina: Elisa Sunshine =*
Giuseppe: Ryan Bryce Johnson =*
Messenger: Luke Harnish =
Flora’s Servant: Drew Comer =*
Dancers: Nicholas Sipes,* Emily Cardea *
Ensemble: The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Music Director Harry Bicket; Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
*Santa Fe Opera debut, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, =Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer
Synopsis
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Rachel Fitzgerald, Ryan Speedo Green, David Portillo. Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
Don Giovanni
August 5 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 6–September 5, 2024. Listen as often as you wish.
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Stage Director: Harry Bicket
Cast
Don Giovanni: Ryan Speedo Green
Donna Anna: Rachel Fitzgerald *
Donna Elvira: Rachael Wilson *~
Don Ottavio: David Portillo
Leporello: Nicholas Newton +
Zerlina: Liv Redpath +
Masetto: William Guanbo Su *
Il Commendatore: Soloman Howard
Ensemble: The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Music Director Harry Bicket; Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
*Santa Fe Opera debut, ~ American debut, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, =Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer
Synopsis
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Michael Mayes and the Santa Fe Opera Ensemble. Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
The Righteous
August 12 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 13–September 12, 2024. Listen as often as you wish.
Music: Gregory Spears
Libretto: Tracy K. Smith
Conductor: Jordan de Souza *
Stage Director: Kevin Newbury
Cast
David: Michael Mayes +*
Sheila: Elena Villalón
Michele: Jennifer Johnson Cano *
Jonathan: Anthony Roth Costanzo
Paul: Greer Grimsley
CM: Brenton Ryan
Marilyn: Wendy Bryn Harmer *
Jacob: Nicholas Newton +
Eli: Andrew Turner =
Shannon: Jazmine Saunders =*
Deirdre: Natasha Isabella Gesto=*
Woman 1/Jenny: Isobel Anthony =*
Woman 2/Event Planner: Ashlyn Brown =*
Woman 3/Woman/Ruth: Tessa Fackelmann =
Deacon 1: Cole Bellamy =*
Deacon 2/Joe/Representative: Luke Harnish =
Deacon 3/Young Aide: Matthew Goodheart =*
Ensemble: The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Music Director Harry Bicket; Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
*Santa Fe Opera debut, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, =Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer
Synopsis
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Paula Murrihy. Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera.
Der Rosenkavalier
August 19 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 20–September 19, 2023. Listen as often as you wish.
Music Richard Strauss
Libretto: Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Karina Canellakis *
Stage Director: Bruno Ravella *
Cast
Marschallin, Princess Marie Thérèse von Werdenberg: Rachel Willis-Sørensen +
Octavian, Count Rofrano: Paula Murrihy +
Baron Ochs von Lerchenau: Matthew Rose
Sophie von Faninal: Ying Fang
Herr von Faninal: Zachary Nelson +
Italian Singer: David Portillo
Valzacchi: Gerhard Siegel *
Annina: Megan Marino +
Marianne Leitmetzerin: Kathryn Henry =
Police Commissar: Scott Conner
Notary: Keith Klein =
Innkeeper: Spencer Hamlin =
Marschallin’s Major-Domo: Wayd Odle=*
Faninal’s Major-Domo: Ryan Bryce Johnson =
Dressmaker Natasha: Isabella Gesto =
Animal Tamer: Nathan Bowles=*
Noble Widow: Anna Thompson
Noble Orphan 1: Isobel Anthony =
Noble Orphan 2: Ashlyn Brown =
Noble Orphan 3: Christina Grohowski =*
Lackey 1: Matthew Goodheart =
Lackey 2: Randall McGee =*
Lackey 3: David Bogaev =*
Lackey 4: Bernardo Medeiros =*
Waiter 1: Garrett Evers =
Waiter 2: Nathan Bowles =*
Waiter 3: Tzvi Bat Ashera =*
Waiter 4: Drew Comer =
Boots: Dylan Gregg =
Cupid: Maximilian Moore
Ensemble: The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Music Director Harry Bicket; Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
*Santa Fe Opera debut, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, =Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer
Synopsis
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Illustration by Benedetto Cristofani for the Santa Fe Opera.
The Elixir of Love
August 26 at 6 pm
This broadcast will be AVAILABLE FOR UNLIMITED STREAMING from August 27–September 26, 2024. Listen as often as you wish.
Music: Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto: Felice Romani
Conductor: Roberto Kalb *
Stage Director: Stephen Lawless
Cast
Adina: Yaritza Véliz *
Nemorino: Jonah Hoskins +
Belcore: Luke Sutliff +
Dulcamara: Alfredo Daza *
Giannetta: Cadie J. Bryan =*
Ensemble: The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Music Director Harry Bicket; Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
*Santa Fe Opera debut, ~ American debut, +Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, =Current Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer
Synopsis
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