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John Crosby was born on this day on July 12, 1926 in Bronxville, New York. Crosby founded the Santa Fe Opera in 1956. For the
July 12, 2022
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John Crosby was born on this day on July 12, 1926 in Bronxville, New York. Crosby founded the Santa Fe Opera in 1956. For the
On April 28th Santa Fe’s connection to Igor Stravinsky came together when the Santa Fe Symphony performed the composer’s Symphony of Psalms at the Cathedral
Igor Stravinsky was invited to perform at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi during his early tenure with the Santa Fe Opera. Stravinsky conducted
The Santa Fe Opera is back and off to a busy season after skipping last summer when the entire planet shut down during the pandemic.
The year of 1967 was a memorable one for the Santa Fe Opera. During the premiere of Paul Hindemith’s Cardillac a fire broke out and
Today is the Catholic feast day of St. Francis of Assisi who became the patron saint of Santa Fe in 1717. It’s also the fiftieth
Nicolás Escajeda was a shy, humble Mexican known throughout Santa Fe as a noble gentleman, singer and weaver. Nicolás was born in Acensión, in the
Igor Stravinsky was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was born on this day on June 17, 1882. The infant was
On May 11th Robert K. Meya, the General Director of the Santa Fe Opera, announced the cancellation of the 2020 summer season. Although the news
Santa Fe’s legendary maestro, Antonio Mendoza, passed away on April 27th of natural causes at the age of 89.
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