Events

Two of opera’s most thrilling dramatic sopranos, Christine Goerke and Nina Stemme, reprise their fierce portrayals of the title princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production of Puccini’s final masterpiece.

Iconic actress Jane Seymour will receive the SFIFF Lifetime Achievement Award before introducing the film Somewhere in Time (1980).

Revered actress Tantoo Cardinal will receive the SFIFF Lifetime Achievement Award before introducing the film Falls Around Her (2018).

After receiving critical raves for his first two studio releases on Lost Highway Records, 2007's Mescalito and 2009's Roadhouse Sun, Bingham went on to collaborate with Grammy-winning producer T Bone Burnett on the soundtrack for the film Crazy Heart, shot here in Santa Fe.

Great Art on Screen - Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost traces the legendary life story of Paul Gauguin who left France for Tahiti, feverishly in search of deep immersions into lush nature, for feelings, visions and colors, ever purer and brighter.

The first computers were not invented by humans but by nature. The mantra of complexity science--that complexity arises form interactions among simple components--is wrong.

Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing.

Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun, by composer Augusta Read Thomas and librettist Leslie Dunton-Downer, follows the galactic mishaps caused by the title character, Sweet Potato, and a journey to set things back on course. Featuring a cast that includes beatbox artist Nicole Paris, this work explores opera’s ability to intersect with other art forms, while also offering contemporary storytelling for today’s audiences.

Enjoy a truly historic, Fred Harvey-inspired meal in a benefit for the New Mexico History Museum’s exhibitions and public programming. Top local chefs reinterpret classic dishes from the Old West.

Come spend an afternoon enjoying the many talents of Grammy-nominated John McCutcheon; beloved folk singer, activist and author, gifted storyteller and master instrumentalist.

Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast.

Beginning at 4 pm on The Plaza with live music, face painting, and more! We'll have a procession down to The Lensic where there will be an altar to remember and honor your loved ones, a presentation of the meaning of Dia de los Muertos, followed by the screening of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.