Santa Fe Opera 2025 Season Start

Opening night at the Santa Fe Opera drew the opera faithful to celebrate the much anticipated launch of the 2025 season of sublime singing under the stars. It was a time to shine whether the evening attire was black tie and boutonnière or cowboy hat and concha belt. Opera patrons celebrated in style with tailgating parties and champagne toasts to ring in a glorious summer of opera featuring 27 debut artists, 29 returning artists, a host of apprentices, and of course the always impressive Santa Fe Opera Orchestra.

The season kicked off with a sumptuously staged production of La bohème and continued with The Marriage of Figaro, Die Walküre, Rigoletto, and the suitably chilling tale of the Turn of the Screw. Work is already underway for the 2026 season that opens on July 3 and 4 with a revival of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and a hotly anticipated new production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. That should be just enough time to get your beaded ballgown or boots and bolo ready for another opening night to remember.