Opera Basics in Placitas!

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

In Placitas: Saturday Afternoons from 2 - 3:30 pm
Las Placitas Presbyterian Church
7 Paseo de San Antonio Rd., Placitas, NM
In partnership with the Placitas Artist Series

The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart with Oliver Prezant
Placitas: Saturday, April 25, from 2 - 3:30 pm

Eugene Onegin by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky with Oliver Prezant
Placitas: Saturday, May 2, from 2 - 3:30 pm

Rodelinda by George Frideric Handel with Kevin Vigneau
Placitas: Saturday, May 23, from 2 - 3:30 pm

Lili Elbe by Tobias Picker with Alexis Corbin
Placitas: Saturday, June 6, from 2 - 3:30 pm

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

For more information, please contact Koppany Pusztai at kpusztai@santafeopera.org.