Events

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, hailed as a “knockout performer” by The Times, and pianist Julius Drake, who made their Festival debuts together in 2022, present a children-themed recital that evokes both humor and tragedy. The duo performs selected songs by Schumann and gives the first-ever Festival performances of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and Mussorgsky’s Detskaya.

Violinist Ida Kavafian, violist Steven Tenenbom, and cellist Eric Kim play an early work by Beethoven—the seminal String Trio in C Minor—and violinist John Storgårds and pianist Katia Skanavi join all three musicians for the Festival’s first presentation of Weinberg’s haunting Piano Quintet, a rarely performed masterpiece that stands as one of the great piano quintets of the 20th century.

The Dover Quartet makes their first Festival appearance of the season playing Janáček’s poignant testament to love, Intimate Letters, and a landmark work by Tchaikovsky: the Quartet in D Major, Op. 11, whose famous second movement had once (the composer proudly noted) moved the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy to tears.

In his first-ever Festival appearance, Santa Fe Opera Music Director Harry Bicket leads an ensemble of Opera musicians in music from Handel’s regal Water Music, which was originally performed on the River Thames for King George I and went on to enthrall audiences over the centuries with its enchanting melodies, spirited rhythms, and vibrant orchestral colors.

Members of the Dover Quartet join other Festival artists in the youthfully exuberant, Classical-era Sonata a quattro No. 1, written by Rossini when he was 12 years old, and Brahms’s sweeping String Sextet in G Major.

In this season-finale concert, violinist John Storgårds and pianist Kirill Gerstein play Janáček’s Violin Sonata, which is noted for both its urgency and lyricism, and, for the first time ever, Gerstein joins forces with the Dover Quartet for a performance of one of the standouts of the chamber music repertoire: Dvořák’s rousing Piano Quintet, Op. 81.

Joss Stone is a Grammy and Brit award-winning artist who released her star-making critically acclaimed debut album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003, aged just 16. Since then, she has released nine studio albums which have sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

This new opera by Joe Illick and novelist Douglas Preston was created for Zozobra’s 100th anniversary. Drawn from Will Shuster’s original stories, this tale leads the audience deep into a nefarious plan set in motion by Zozobra, Santa Fe’s most infamous malcontent.

Experience the thrill of ghost hunting with the Ghoul Boys at a special screening of a never-
before-seen episode of Ghost Files! Join hosts Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej after the
screening for exclusive behind the scenes stories, a little Too Many Spirits, an audience Q&A,
and even a live ghost hunting demonstration!

Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.

Renowned guitarist Dweezil Zappa celebrates two of his father Frank Zappa’s landmark albums, “Roxy & Elsewhere” and “Apostrophe." The tour commemorates the 50th Anniversary of both albums and Dweezil has curated a setlist highlighting fan-favorite tracks from each record; replete with unique hybrid arrangements.

The soulful songs of the Gullah culture are brought to life by this band of native South Carolinians who mix the low country traditions with large doses of jazz, gospel, funk, and R&B. Grammy-winning powerhouse vocalist  Lisa Fischer (20 Feet From Stardom) adds her remarkable versatility and wide-ranging vocal power.