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THE SANTA FE OPERA All Five Operas & Chamber Concert; La Posada De Santa Fe Monday, August 5Th Through Saturday, August 10Th THE SANTA FE OPERA All Five Operas & Chamber Concert; La Posada de Santa Fe Monday, August 5th through Saturday, August 10th La Posada de Santa Fe pool “Each summer, the superbly inventive Santa Fe Opera , playing in “William Burden ’s creamy tenor made the Shepherd an enchanter a brilliant new theater by James Stewart Polshek on a hilltop north who could not be refused.” of town, draws visitors from all around the globe. The annual Cham - Wall St. Journal, review of Santa Fe’s ‘King Roger’, 2012 ber Music Festival and extensive dance and theater programs also help to make Santa Fe feel a bit like Salzburg with margaritas. There he Santa Fe Opera ’s 2013 season is the company’s 57th and is sorcery in the air here.” NY Times again combines an irresistible variety of proven and unfamil - iar works. We will include all five major opera productions, “The two-act opera ‘Oscar’, which depicts the life of Oscar Wilde look - with a performance – or a concert – every evening. The open- ing back from his time imprisoned in Reading Gaol, was written for T air opera house has been successfully covered, but without in - countertenor David Daniels .” Santa Fe Opera terfering with the scenic view of the dramatic Southwest valley. “After the enormous success of Offenbach’s ‘La Belle Hélène’, I’m We will attend FIVE OPERATIC EVENINGS because there is thrilled to add ‘The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein’, another of his none that we would want to miss during General Director Charles comic masterpieces, to my repertoire!” Mackay ’s fifth season. Mr. Mackay’s outstand - Susan Graham ing record as the head of Opera Theatre of St. Louis made him a unanimously popular choice “Joyce DiDonato has become a champion of ‘La to succeed Richard Gaddes, who retired from Donna del Lago’ and has performed the work (La Santa Fe in 2009. The company should take pride Scala & Paris) and recorded it.” in a World Premiere and two additional new Charles MacKay, Santa Fe Opera productions . The English titles for all five works are displayed on a screen in front of your “Susanna Phillips demonstrates rare stylistic seat, similar to the optimum solution initiated by fluency, canny pathos, and dynamic finesse. Re - the MET. member the name.” Financial Times We will also include a concert by the revered “Lawrence Brownlee sang with freedom and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in the St. fervor. His Act III solo was the highlight of the Francis Auditorium , a tradition which has en - evening, a reminder of the infectious excitement riched our Tours for many years. The program is Rossini makes possible.” entitled J.S. Bach – The Art of the Fugue and will NY Times, review of the MET’s ‘Armida’ O’Keeffe’s Abstraction White Rose, present a roster of wind and string soloists in se - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum lections from Bach’s iconic Baroque landmark. 15 will be balanced by locations in the Loge for two performances. In recent years, our tour members have consis - tently enjoyed the views and acoustics of the Loge seats. This year, our carefully selected sightseeing plans will concentrate on personal visits to the studios of artists Ciel Bergman (in Santa Fe) Ceil Bergman painting and Doug Coffin (in the dramatic Southwest scenery of Abiquii). Both of these private excursions will avoid the area’s more obvious sites which are overrun with crowds of summer tourists. Santa Fe’s downtown neighborhood surrounding the historic Plaza is now in pristine condition following the city’s 400th Anniver - sary celebration in 2010. There will be ample free time to explore the Plaza and to visit a number of the city’s major museums. La Posada de Santa Fe suite David Daniels We are especially gratified that our accommodations for six nights The most talked about opera of the summer will be the world pre - will again be at La Posada de Santa Fe . This luxurious resort is miere of Theodore Morrison’s Oscar , based on the life of Ireland’s now recognized as Santa Fe’s premiere property, in the quiet at - notorious and brilliant writer, Oscar Wilde. Countertenor David mosphere of a lush garden setting with spacious comfortable Daniels will portray the victimized playwright with his character - rooms and a relaxed outdoor breakfast patio. The location is a few istic dramatic intensity and peerless vocalism. Second, ‘bel canto’ short blocks removed from the city’s bustling Plaza, and a shuttle aficionados will be rewarded with a sensational cast bringing bus is available for those who prefer not to walk. Adjacent to the Rossini’s La Donna del Lago to life, based on one of Sir Walter outdoor swimming pool is a convenient bar for poolside drinks and Scott’s romantic Scottish novels. The quartet of coloratura stars sandwiches/salads, and the fully equipped Spa offers massages, will include mezzo-sopranos Joyce DiDonato and Marianna Piz - wraps and other treat - zolato opposite tenors Lawrence Brownlee and René Barbera . ments. We are ex - Third, Verdi’s consummate romantic tragedy La Traviata will re - tremely fortunate to turn to the Santa Fe Opera with Americans Brenda Rae and have been able to up - Michael Fabiano as the Parisian lovers thwarted by the elder grade our accommo - Germont’s rigid morality. Fourth will be Mozart’s peerless human dations into this most comedy Le Nozze di Figaro , with an ensemble cast headed by desirable property Susanna Phillips , Lisette Oropesa , Emily Fons , Daniel which has preserved Okulitch , and Zachary Nelson . Finally, the fifth opera will be the authentic charm of Jacques Offenbach’s exuberant operetta The Grand Duchess of old Santa Fe. Brenda Rae Michael Fabiano Gerolstein , showcasing the beloved mezzo-soprano Susan Gra - ham in a virtuoso comedy role. The outstanding roster of conduc - Independent arrivals should be on Monday, August 5th. However, tors will include John Nelson , Stephen Lord , Evan Rogister , because there is a per f ormance on the first evening, we are pleased and debutant Leo Hussain . Our Orchestra tickets for three operas to offer a limited number of rooms for the early optional night of Sunday, August 4th, for those who wish to arrive a day before the Tour begins. You should notify us NOW if you wish the early night’s accommodation. Early Monday evening, August 5th, our first event will be a Buffet Reception in a private entertainment area of the hotel. This will be an opportunity for you to meet other mem - bers of the Tour. At 8:00 pm on Monday, Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata will be our first performance at the Santa Fe Opera, honoring the Bi- Centennial celebration of the composer’s birth in 1813. Alexandre Dumas’ novel ‘La Dame aus Camélias’ inspired Verdi to create one of his greatest roles in Violetta, who will n i be portrayed by the American soprano Brenda Rae in her w d o company debut. American Lyric tenor Michael Fabiano and G t r British baritone Roland Wood will complete the cast of prin - e b o cipals as Alfredo and his domineering father Germont. This R will be a revival of the 2009 production, directed by Laurent Pelly with set designs by Chantal Thomas . Making his Santa Fe Opera House 16 Joyce DiDonato Lawrence Brownlee debut will be the British conductor Leo Hussain Sung in Italian with English titles. Early in the afternoon of Tuesday, August 6th, we will depart for a visit to the private studio of Ciel Bergman in a quiet residential district of Santa Fe. Born in California, Ms. Berg man was the re - Abiquiu; cipient of a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. Her paintings have been Doug Coffin”s Bird Spirit exhibited in Finland and Romania, and her name reflects her mater - nal Swed ish heritage. A generous ‘High Tea’ will be offered to us ered title role will be a show - in mid-afternoon before returning to the hotel. case for the American mezzo- soprano Susan Graham , At 8:00 pm on Tuesday eve ning, our performance will be the new whose most recent credits production of Gioachino Rossini’s La Don na del Lago , based on range from an acclaimed Sir Walter Scott’s ‘The Lady of the Lake’. Foll owing last summer’s Dido in the MET’s ‘Les sensational ‘Maometto II’ (another Rossini rarity), the Santa Fe Opera Troyens’ to a riveting Tina in has assembled an outstanding cast of ‘bel canto’ specialists for this ro - the Dallas Opera’s ‘The As - mantic tale set in the Scottish lake country. pern Papers’. The MET’s Fresh from her triumph in the MET’s new young lyric tenor Paul Ap - ‘Maria Stuarda’, the versatile mezzo-soprano pleby will be heard as the ob - Joyce DiDonato will return to the title role ject of her affections, the military officer Fritz, with soprano Anya of Elena, which she has already made her own Mata novic and bass Kevin Burdette in supporting roles. The di - at La Scala and the Paris Opera. The ‘trouser’ rector is Lee Blakely , who was responsible for last season’s mem - assignment of Elena’s true love Malcolm will orable ‘Pearl Fishers’, and the scenic designer is Adrian Linford . be sung by Italian mezzo-soprano Marianna An idiomatic interpretation is assured by the noted French opera Pizzolate . The MET’s gifted American tenor conductor Emmanuel Villaume . Sung in French, but with English Susan Graham Lawrence Brownlee will be heard in the dialogue. high-tessitura role of Uberto, the disguised King James who also loves Eleana. And the Texan tenor René Barbera will make his debut as On Thursday, August 8th, an hour’s drive outside of Santa Fe will Rodrigo, chief of the Highlanders.
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