OPERA BASICS in Placitas!
Join conductor and educator Oliver Prezant for a series of FREE, fun, informative talks on opera. Each talk will introduce you to opera basics while previewing one of the five operas of the Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 season.
• Learn about the stories, the characters, the music and the text
• Explore the building blocks of opera and how they’ve changed over time
• Gain insight into how to listen to the singers and the orchestra
• Get tips on how to understand the sets, props, costumes, and lighting
• Hear about the composers, the librettists, and the genesis of the opera
• Develop an understanding of where each work fits within the history of opera.
Best of all, you’ll have a chance to go into each performance with the confidence to relax, enjoy, and get the most out of your experience in the opera house.
Five Saturday afternoons in Placitas, from 2 - 3:30 p.m.
at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church: 7 Paseo de San Antonio Rd., Placitas, NM
These events are FREE, no reservations necessary. Seating is first come, first served.
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LA BOHEME by Giacomo Puccini
Saturday, April 12, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by W. A. Mozart
Saturday, April 26, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
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RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
Saturday, May 10, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
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THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Benjamin Britten
Saturday, May 24, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
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DIE WALKURE by Richard Wagner
Placitas: Saturday, June 7, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
These events are FREE. No reservation necessary. Seating is first come, first served.
Opera Basics is a presentation of the Santa Fe Opera, in partnership with the Placitas Artists Series.
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