A single room is available for an additional $495. Single accommodations are available, but limited. Land Package includes four nights double occupancy (two per room) at the Inn on the Alameda hotel, two opera performances, a backstage tour, three lectures, guided tours and private visits, four breakfasts, one lunch, four wine/cheese receptions and three dinners. Reservations for this exciting cultural travel experience will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Her black and sienna pots with inlaid turquoise, coral and onyx combine the traditions of Native American clay work with her own artistic vision. She is the Santa Fe Opera’s resident lecturer.Īlan, a public Southwest cultural historian, educated at Oklahoma State University and completed his Master's coursework in American Indian history and Spanish Colonial borderlands history at University of New Mexico on a fellowship.Ī Tewa Indian, Dora balances traditional methods and innovative designs in her award-winning pottery. She will discuss how art has changed her life and its role in helping her honor her Hispanic heritage.ĭesiree teaches a popular opera course at the University of New Mexico and publishes a book about the featured operas of the Santa Fe Opera each season. Full of color and action-firing pistols, poker, and whiskey-Puccini’s romantic portrait of the gold-mining frontier is inhabited by pitiless bandits, compassionate but rugged prospectors, and one extraordinary saloon owner named Minnie.Īrlene’s work is collected as both fine and devotional art, and is displayed in various public collections including the Vatican Collection. Sung in Italian with Opera Titles in English and Spanish.Ī “spaghetti Western” tale of love, money, deceit, and forgiveness, La Fanciulla del West is an authentic take on America’s iconic Golden West, set to music by the composer of Madame Butterfly and Turandot. This dueling love story which explores the aesthetic debate about whether words or music are more important received its American premiere at Santa Fe Opera in 1958.įirst performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. Sung in German with Opera Titles in English and Spanish.Īn elegant and witty opera about opera with an incredibly lush score, Capriccio was the final composition by Richard Strauss and remains one of the most captivatingly sophisticated works in the operatic repertory. Last performed in 1993.įirst performed at Munich’s Staatsoper in 1942. Lunch at the legendary Rancho de Chimayo restaurantĪ new Santa Fe Opera production.Visit the historic El Santuario de Chimayo pilgrimage church.Experience the arts community of Tesuque.Restaurant walking tour of downtown Santa Fe.Private home visit to artist Arlene Cisneros Sena.Preview dinner on the Santa Fe Opera rehearsal grounds.Visit to San Ildefonso Pueblo and legendary potter Dora Tse Pe.Walking tour of downtown Santa Fe with a Southwest cultural historian.Breakfast buffet daily, one lunch and three dinners.Three Opera lectures by Desiree Mays, Santa Fe Opera’s resident lecturer.Four nights at the deluxe Inn on the Alameda resort.Come see why Santa Fe is one of our favorite destinations in the world! Join us for the Santa Fe Opera 60th anniversary season, and our 21st tour to this exquisite city. Delight in the extraordinary culinary diversity of Santa Fe with dining under the stars outside of the Santa Fe Opera, to a casual luncheon in a sun-splashed cafe we’ll even do a restaurant walking tour in downtown Santa Fe!Īccommodations are at the deluxe Inn on the Alameda hotel, conveniently located three blocks away from the main plaza. While we nourish mind and spirit, we’ll also take good care of the body. The opera comes alive with three in-depth lectures, and the backbone of the entire production is explored in a backstage tour. The convergence of cultures, pristine light and nurturing spirit of Santa Fe make it easy to see why they call it the “City Different.” Delve into the rich artistic and cultural heritage of this region with private visits to artist studios, discussions with historians and a special stop at the home of a world-renowned potter.Įnjoy two performances at the Santa Fe Opera, which features one of the world’s most unique opera houses.