18 July 2023
Emily Doyle Moore | media@santafeopera.org | 505-986-5908
Santa Fe, NM — The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio will present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2023 Season, airing at 6:00 pm MDT on Mondays from July 31 through August 28. The opera is also pleased to announce that for the first time ever, the broadcasts will be available for on-demand streaming on the santafeopera.org and khfm.org websites for 30 days following each air date. The broadcasts celebrate the 66th Festival Season and the opera’s ongoing commitment to bringing the joy of opera to Santa Fe, Albuquerque and communities throughout New Mexico and beyond.
To hear the music of the Santa Fe Opera’s entire 2023 Season from the comfort of your home or vehicle, tune in to 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio or khfm.org at 6 pm MDT on July 31, August 7, 14, 21 and 28. Presented will be performances recorded live from The Crosby Theatre of Puccini’s Tosca, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Dvořák’s Rusalka, and Monteverdi’s Orfeo with a world premiere orchestration by American composer Nico Muhly. Soprano and KHFM host Kathlene Ritch is joined by co-host, tenor and Santa Fe Opera Chief Artistic Officer David Lomelí; listeners can look forward to commentary in English and Spanish. Residents in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and the surrounding communities can tune in via 95.5 KHFM; Roswell at 103.1 FM; Taos at 106.3 FM; Ruidoso at 95.9 FM. Listeners across New Mexico, the USA and beyond can also stream the broadcasts via a computer or mobile device at khfm.org, and enjoy free, on-demand streaming for 30 days following each air date at khfm.org and santafeopera.org. Click on the name of the opera below to listen to the recorded broadcast.
2023 Season Radio Broadcast Schedule:
TOSCA - July 31, 6 pm MDT
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN - August 7 at 6 pm MDT
PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE - August 14 at 6 pm MDT
RUSALKA - August 21 at 6 pm MDT
ORFEO - August 28 at 6 pm MDT
The 2023 Season radio broadcasts are co-produced by KHFM Executive Director Brent Stevens and Santa Fe Opera Director of Media and Public Relations Emily Doyle Moore and mixed by Kabby Sound Studios for the Santa Fe Opera.