Santa Fe Opera Trains Rising Stars
IN LATE SUMMER at the Santa Fe Opera, playful light dances on flowers that are not far from their final throes. Waving grasses shimmer greenish gold, lifting and settling in a mild breeze. Underneath…
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Level Up Your Summer: Transplant
FEEL THE HEAT AT THE CHILE PEPPER INSTITUTE What is the world’s hottest chile? Why are New Mexico’s Big Jim peppers so prized? Get answers to these burning questions on a guided tour of the New…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experiment with science. Experience the fun side of science during the annual Los Alamos ScienceFest, which engages people of all ages in science-based activities. The festival’s main event…
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A Tale of Two Tailgates
OH, THE DRAMA, THE INTRIGUE ... the score! The tailgating scenes at New Mexico United and the Santa Fe Opera may seem worlds apart, but the goals (get it?) are very similar: a good time alfresco. “The…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Spice up your life. The Fiery Foods & BBQ Show cranks up the heat at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque this weekend with outdoor cooking demonstrations, tastings, and parties. Founded by chile…
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San Miguel Chapel Sets the Stage
LAURIANNE FIORENTINO IS SPEAKING TO A GROUP of tourists on a warm summer morning at San Miguel Chapel. Fiorentino, chapel director since July 2022, explains how the original 1610 structure was built…
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Datebook: July 2023
MELISSA MANN HAS HAD HER EYE on the Santa Fe Railyard for quite some time. “There’s something happening,” says the CEO of the International Folk Art Market. “There’s an energy there.” With ample…
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M. Butterfly Takes Wing
EVEN THE MOST OPERA-APATHETIC have heard of Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini’s tale of a thwarted romance between a young Japanese woman and an American naval officer. Bits from its beloved score are…
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Meet the Man Behind the Voice of Zozobra
ANTHONY MICHAELS-MOORE'S VOICE HOLDS AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND. But the Santa Fe Opera baritone seemed destined for a military career before becoming the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti…
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Q&A: Netia Jones
Reed Luplau performs as Puck in the Santa Fe Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream . Photograph by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera. NETIA JONES HAS something special planned for the Santa Fe Opera…
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