My ongoing archive of Santa Fe Opera performances, complete with cast and creative team lists:
2004
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni
Aug 2
Leporello – Kevin Short
Donna Anna – Christina Pier
Don Giovanni – Mariusz Kwiecien
Commendatore – Brindley Sherratt
Don Ottavio – Eric Cutler
Donna Elvira – Ana María Martínez
Zerlina – Ying Huang
Masetto – Patrick Carfizzi
Conductor – Alan Gilbert
Conductor – Robert Tweten
Director – Chas Rader-Shieber
Scenic Designer – David Zinn
Costume Designer – David Zinn
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
Choreographer – Sara Rudner
Chorus Master – Robert Wood
2. Giuseppe Verdi Simon Boccanegra
Aug 3
Paolo Albiani – Lester Lynch
Pietro – Andrew Oakden
Simon Boccanegra – Anthony Michaels-Moore
Simon Boccanegra – Mark Delavan
Jacopo Fiesco – Daniel Borowski
Amelia Grimaldi – Patricia Racette
Amelia Grimaldi – Doina Dimitriu
Gabriele Adorno – Marcus Haddock
Maidservant – Joanna Bruno
A Captain – Matthew Edwardsen
Conductor – Corrado Rovaris
Director – Stefano Vizioli
Chorus Master – Robert Wood
Scenic Designer – Robert Innes Hopkins
Costume Designer – Anna Marie Heinreich
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
3. Hector Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict
Aug 4
Leonato – Ronn Carroll
Hero – Celena Shafer
Beatrice – Viktoria Vizin
A Messenger – Christopher Wilburn
Don Pedro – Andrew Funk
Benedict – William Burden
Claudio – Keith Phares
Somarone – Timothy Nolen
Ursula – Jill Grove
Manservant – Nicholas Perna
Maidservant – Leah Wool
A Notary – Christopher Bolduc
Conductor – Kenneth Montgomery
Director – Tim Albery
Scenic Designer – Antony McDonald
Costume Designer – Antony McDonald
Lighting Designer – Jennifer Tipton
Choreographer – Sara Rudner
Chorus Master – Robert Wood
4. George Frideric Handel Agrippina
Aug 6
Agrippina – Christine Goerke
Nerone (Nero) – Kristine Jepson
Pallante (Pallas) – Corey McKern
Narciso (Narcissus) – David Walker
Lesbo – Justin Petersen
Ottone (Otho) – Christophe Dumaux
Poppea – Lisa Saffer
Claudio (Claudius) – Brindley Sherratt
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Director – Francisco Negrin
Scenic Designer – Allen Moyer
Costume Designer – Allen Moyer
Lighting Designer – Jennifer Tipton
5. Vincenzo Bellini La sonnambula
Aug 7
Lisa – Evelyn Pollock
Alessio – Matthew Arnold
Amina – Natalie Dessay
Elvino – Shalva Mukeria
A Notary – Brandon Wood
Count Rodolfo – Giovanni Furlanetto
Teresa – Ann McMahon Quintero
Conductor – Evelilno Pido
Director – Stephan Grogler
Scenic Designer – Stephan Grogler
Scenic Designer – Veronique Seymat
Costume Designer – Veronique Seymat
Lighting Designer – Rick Fisher
Chorus Master – Robert Wood
2008
6. Kaija Saariaho Adriana Mater
Jul 30
Adriana – Monica Groop
Refka – Pia Freund
Jonas – Joseph Kaiser
Tsargo – Matthew Best
Conductor – Ernest Martinez Izquierdo
Director – Peter Sellars
Scenic Designer – George Tsypin
Costume Designer – Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Designer – James F. Ingalls
7. Benjamin Britten Billy Budd
Jul 31
Billy Budd – Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Vere – William Burden
Claggart – Peter Rose
Mr. Redburn – Richard Stilwell
Mr. Flint – Timothy Nolen
Lieutenant Ratcliffe – John Stephens
Dansker – Thomas Hammons
Novice – Keith Jameson
Donald – Lucas Meachem
Maintop – Matthew Tuell
Red Whiskers – John Duykers
Conductor – Edo de Waart
Director – Paul Curran
Scenic Designer – Robert Innes Hopkins
Costume Designer – Robert Innes Hopkins
Lighting Designer – Rick Fisher
8. George Frideric Handel Radamisto
Aug 1
Radamisto – David Daniels
Polissena – Laura Claycomb
Zenobia – Deborah Domanski
Tigrane – Heidi Stober
Tiridate – Luca Pisaroni
Farasmane – Kevin Murphy
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Director – David Alden
Scenic Designer – Gideon Davey
Costume Designer – Gideon Davey
Lighting Designer – Rick Fisher
9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Marriage of Figaro
Aug 2
Figaro – Luca Pisaroni
Susanna – Elizabeth Watts
Countess Almaviva – Susanna Phillips
Count Almaviva – Mariusz Kwiecien
Cherubino – Isabel Leonard
Don Basilio – Aaron Pegram
Dr. Bartolo – Gwynne Howell
Marcellina – Michaela Martens
Conductor – Kenneth Montgomery (all except August 5)
Conductor – Robert Tweten (August 5)
Director – Jonathan Kent
Scenic Designer – Paul Brown
Costume Designer – Paul Brown
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
Choreographer – Peggy Hickey
10. Giuseppe Verdi Falstaff
Aug 4
Falstaff (through July 11) – Laurent Naouri
Falstaff (July 29 – Aug. 23) – Anthony Michaels-Moore
Alice Ford – Claire Rutter
Mistress Quickly – Nancy Maultsby
Nannetta – Laura Giordano
Meg Page – Kelley O’Connor
Fenton – Norman Reinhardt
Bardolfo – Keith Jameson
Pistola – Wilbur Pauley
Ford – Franco Pomponi
Conductor – Paolo Arrivabeni
Director – Kevin Newbury
Scenic Designer – Allen Moyer
Costume Designer – Clare Mitchell
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
2009
11. Christoph Willibald Gluck Alceste
Aug 1
Alceste – Christine Brewer
Admete – Paul Groves
Hercules – Wayne Tigges
Conductor – Kenneth Montgomery
Director – Francisco Negrin
Scenic Designer – Louis Desire
Costume Designer – Louis Desire
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
Choreographer – Ana Yepes
2010
12. Benjamin Britten Albert Herring
Jul 31
Lady Billows – Christine Brewer
Miss Wordsworth – Celena Shafer
Florence Pike – Jill Grove
Nancy – Kate Lindsey
Mrs. Herring – Judith Christin
Albert Herring – Alek Shrader
Mayor – Mark Schowalter
Sid – Joshua Hopkins
Vicar – Jonathan Michie
Budd – Dale Travis
Harry, A Village Child – Richard Schmidt
Conductor – Sir Andrew Davis
Director – Paul Curran
Scenic Designer – Kevin Knight
Costume Designer – Kevin Knight
Lighting Designer – Rick Fisher
13. Giacomo Puccini Madame Butterfly
Aug 2
Cio-Cio-San, Madame Butterfly – Kelly Kaduce
Suzuki – Elizabeth DeShong
B. F. Pinkerton – Brandon Jovanovich
Sharpless – James Westman
Goro – Keith Jameson
The Bonze – Harold Wilson
Conductor – Antony Walker
Director – Lee Blakeley
Scenic Designer – Jean-Marc Puissant
Costume Designer – Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Lighting Designer – Rick Fisher
14. Jacques Offenbach The Tales of Hoffmann
Aug 3
Stella/Olympia/ – Erin Wall
Antonia/Giulietta – Erin Wall
Nicklausse – Kate Lindsey
Voice of Antonia’s Mother – Jill Grove
Hoffmann – Paul Groves
Spalanzani – Mark Schowalter
Lindorf/Coppelius/ – Wayne Tigges
Dr. Miracle/Dapertutto – Wayne Tigges
Andres/Cochenille/ – David Cangelosi
Frantz/Pittichinaccio – David Cangelosi
Crespel/Luther – Harold Wilson
Conductor – Stephen Lord
Director – Christopher Alden
Scenic Designer – Allen Moyer
Costume Designer – Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer – Pat Collins
15. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute
Aug 5
Pamina – Ekaterina Siurina
Tamino (from July 3) – Charles Castronovo
Tamino (August 27) – Alek Shrader
Queen of the Night (thru 8/10) – Erin Morley
Queen of the Night (from 8/16) – Audrey Elizabeth Luna
Monostatos – Timothy Oliver
Papageno – Joshua Hopkins
Sarastro – Andrea Silvestrelli
Speaker – Dale Travis
Papagena – Jamie-Rose Guarrine
Conductor – Lawrence Renes
Director – Tim Albery
Scenic Designer – Tobias Hoheisel
Costume Designer – Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Designer – Jennifer Tipton
16. Lewis Spratlan Life is a Dream
Aug 6
King Basilio – John Cheek
Segismundo – Roger Honeywell
Clotaldo – James Maddalena
Rosaura – Ellie Dehn
Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
Director – Kevin Newbury
Scenic Designer – David Korins
Costume Designer – Jessica Jahn
Lighting Designer – Japhy Weideman
2011
17. Antonio Vivaldi Griselda
Aug 4
Costanza – Isabel Leonard
Ottone – Amanda Majeski
Griselda – Meredith Arwady
Roberto – David Daniels
Corrado – Yuriy Mynenko
Gualtiero – Paul Groves
Conductor – Grant Gershon
Director – Peter Sellars
Scenic Designer – Gronk
Costume Designer – Dunya Ramicova
Lighting Designer – James F. Ingalls
2012
18. Karol Szymanowski King Roger
Aug 3
Roxana – Erin Morley
Shepherd – William Burden
Edrisi – Dennis Petersen
King Roger – Mariusz Kwiecien
Archbishop – Raymond Aceto
Conductor – Evan Rogister
Director – Stephen Wadsworth
Scenic Designer – Thomas Lynch
Costume Designer – Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
Choreographer – Peggy Hickey
19. Richard Strauss Arabella
Aug 6
Arabella – Erin Wall
Zdenka – Heidi Stober
Adelaide von Waldner – Victoria Livengood
Matteo – Zach Borichevsky
Count Elemer – Brian Jagde
Mandryka – Mark Delavan
Count Waldner – Dale Travis
Conductor – Sir Andrew Davis
Director – Tim Albery
Scenic Designer – Tobias Hoheisel
Costume Designer – Tobias Hoheisel
Lighting Designer – David Finn
20. Giacomo Rossini Maometto II
Aug 7
Anna – Leah Crocetto
Calbo – Patricia Bardon
Paolo – Bruce Sledge
Maometto – Luca Pisaroni
Conductor – Frédéric Chaslin
Director – David Alden
Scenic Designer – Jon Morrell
Costume Designer – Jon Morrell
Lighting Designer – Duane Schuler
Choreographer – Peggy Hickey
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