SANTA FE OPERA SUMMER EXCURSION 2026
We are now accepting Waitlist applications for our
SANTA FE OPERA SUMMER EXCURSION
AUG. 9 -17, 2026
5 OPERAS + 1 RECITAL!
Have you always wanted to visit Santa Fe Opera?
Your wait is over. This summer, experience Santa Fe Opera with the Opera League from Sun, Aug 9 to Mon, Aug 17. Enjoy five productions—Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Eugene Onegin, Rodelinda, and the American premiere of Lili Elbe—plus an Apprentice Scene night featuring rising opera stars.
- Mon, Aug 10 Madame Butterfly
- Tue, Aug 11 Rodelinda
- Wed, Aug 12 Eugene Onegin
- Thu, Aug 13 Magic Flute
- Fri, Aug 14 Lili Elbe (world Premiere)
- Sun, Aug 16 Apprentice Scenes
With our favorite tour guide, Brita Kohlfürst-Millard, now in Salzburg, I’ll serve as this summer’s “Cultural Travel Tour Manager” for this 8-night trip. Having visited Santa Fe for over 30 years, I am familiar with the city’s rich culture, unique charm, and signature cuisine.
Opera Performance Tickets:
Group Rate tickets–if available–start at $63 and up to $242 per performance. Attendance is full, but if you would still love to join us, get on our Wait List!
As the Opera League has an ongoing relationship with The Drury Plaza Hotel. They offer a basic group rate:
- $290 per night (King Deluxe or Two Queen beds) for 5 nights* (subject to change until confirmed.)
- The League will arrange for Bus Transportation to/from the hotel on Performance nights at a minimal expense to attendees.
Additional Activities may include:
- The focus of this excursion will be on and around Santa Fe’s historic Plaza which hosts the Indian Market, the largest and most prestigious indigenous art market in the world which takes place on Aug 15 & 16.
- A Welcome Tailgate Picnic prior to one performance provided by the our colleagues at the Santa Fe Opera Guild.Meet the artists following performance of Eugene Onegin (Mattia Oliver who sings title role: confirmed); Sir Harry Bicket, conductor and SFO Music Director.
- Tours of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and the New Mexico History Museum.
- Wine tasting at Gruet Tasting Room at the St. Francis Hotel. Gruet is the only New Mexico winery.
- Private tour of Canyon Road art galleries.
- Downtown Walking Tours focused on the “Atomic” Manhattan Project and J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Willa Cather’s Santa Fe—American author Willa Cather’s visits to Santa Fe in 1925 and 1926 inspired her to write her “best book” (her words), Death Comes for the Archbishop. (downtown walking tour)
- Recital with Grammy Award winning baritone Lucas Meachem with pianist Irina Meachem at Santa Fe Chamber Festival (Aug 12, noon-1pm)
And more!
Air Transportation—Individuals would be responsible for transportation to/from Santa Fe, and I would suggest Cassis Travel for those requiring air transportation assistance. American Airlines has one direct flight daily—LAX to Santa Fe (approximately $380 r/t), or via Alburquerque. (Car rental or shuttle buses).
About the Santa Fe Opera — Recognized in 2022 as “Festival of the Year” at the International Opera Awards, the Santa Fe Opera annually draws 85,000 people from New Mexico and around the globe. Nestled atop a mountain vista in northern New Mexico, the company’s iconic Crosby Theatre is open on three sides, allowing visitors to enjoy performances complemented by the elements. Since 1957 the company has presented over 2,000 performances of 180 operas by 92 composers spanning five centuries of opera, creating a legacy of 45 American premieres and 19 world premieres.
For more information, please contact me at 213.700.9645 or email me at gmurphypr@gmail.com. We’ll see you in Santa Fe!
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