# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Opera Basics: Madama Butterfly with Oliver Prezant (Placitas)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Deepen your experience and understanding of opera with Opera Basics — a series of five free, informative talks that will introduce you to the building blocks of opera while previewing the five productions of the Santa Fe Opera’s 2026 Season: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Handel’s Rodelinda, and the American premiere of Tobias Picker’s Lili Elbe.

• Learn about the stories, the characters, the music, and the text
• Gain insight into how to listen to the singers and the orchestra
• Learn about the composers, the librettists, and the genesis of the operas
• Get tips on how to understand the sets, props, costumes, and the directors’ concepts

FREE with a reservation! Seating is first come, first served.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Oliver Prezant
Conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant has presented lectures and education programs for organizations including the Santa Fe Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Opera Southwest, Chamber Music Albuquerque and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, as well as programs exploring the relationship between music and visual art for the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Albuquerque Museum. He is currently the Executive and Artistic Director of Opus OP Arts and Education Projects, which provides music and arts programs for listeners, musicians and teachers.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/placitas/opera-basics-madama-butterfly-with-oliver-prezant-placitas/200029892243229
- **Event Categories**: Art, Music, Entertainment, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.santafeopera.org/whats-on/opera-basics-2026/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=placitas-events&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=

## Event venue details

- **city**: Placitas
- **state**: NM
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 7 Paseo de San Antonio Rd., Placitas, NM
- **lat**: 35.30871
- **long**: -106.42994
- **full address**: 7 Paseo de San Antonio Rd., Placitas, NM, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Santa Fe Opera (https://allevents.in/org/santa-fe-opera/12308528)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 7 Paseo de San Antonio Rd., Placitas, NM, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Santa Fe Opera
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Music, Entertainment, Festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Opera Basics: Madama Butterfly with Oliver Prezant (Placitas) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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