I hope I’ve conveyed to you that Santa Fe Opera’s manufacturing of Der Rosenkavalier is spectacular, even spectacular plus, with beautiful singing, stunning music, extraordinary staging, snigger out loud comedy, plus nice emotional depth.  The speaker on the pre-opera speak likened the Marschallin/Octavian coupling to Tristan and Isolde.  The impetuosity of youth retains me from going there, however my spouse counters that our first real love might be very intense.  Okay, however then Sophie comes alongside.  I’ll grant that the final twenty minutes with the trio after which the duet of Octavian and Sophie is about as emotionally compelling because it will get, heavy with the battle between what’s desired and what have to be.

Excuse me, I see Cupid is beckoning you to attend.  Are you recreation?

The Fan Expertise: Santa Fe Opera scheduled performances of Der Rosenkavalier on July 20, 24, August 2, 8, 15. The opera is sung in German with subtitles in English and Spanish offered on particular person screens on the backs of seats.  The efficiency I attended on July 20 lasted 4 hours plus, together with a 20 and a 35-minute intermission.  In the course of the lengthy intermission as the ultimate set was assembled on stage, SFO offered free espresso and tea for all attendees.

Many attendees arrive early for the wonderful opera talks one and two hours earlier than the efficiency.  The speak I attended for Der Rosenkavalier was offered by Oliver Prezant.  Attending his insightful lecture, delivered in a humorous fashion, had me significantly better ready to grasp and benefit from the opera – extremely advisable.

The Crosby Theatre of the Santa Fe Opera, which seats about 2,000 patrons is an open-air construction on either side and in the back of the stage.  The design is fashionable and engaging.  Sunsets and thunderstorms change into a part of the opera expertise.  See SFO’s detailed and useful web site for data on meals/eating choices obtainable and for instructions, and their efficiency schedule for the rest of the summer season. 

Basically, the SFO patrons have been wearing an off-the-cuff fashion.  There’s a tailgating custom at SFO, some astonishingly elegant.  Carry a sweater or mild jacket; Santa Fe is seven thousand ft above sea degree; nights might be chilly even in July and August, and breezes flowing by way of the opera home could make it really feel cooler.