Texas-born baritone Michael Mayes plays a preacher in the world premiere of The Righteous. He tells Brent the character is not so different from folks he grew up with. (Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera)
The soprano talks to Brent Stevens about having composer Gregory Spears write for her voice. Elena creates the role of Sheila in the world-premiere opera The Righteous. (Photo by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera)
The Mezzo-Soprano talks to Brent Stevens about playing Flora, Violetta’s “bestie” in Verdi’s La Traviata… and what makes their relationship in this production a little different.
The Santa Fe Opera’s Music Director takes the baton for Mozart’s Don Giovanni this summer, and talks to Tanya Cole about Mozart, Santa Fe and more.
The tenor discusses his new album, “Puccini The Great.”