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CHRIS BOTTI
The Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer returns to Santa Fe!
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Whether he’s explicating an opera’s literary source material or delving into vocal techniques, Santa Fe Opera educator and lecturer Oliver Prezant provides opera-goers with deepened context. While he’s been delivering prelude talks at the opera for close to 20 years, this is the first year presenting them virtually, and Prezant admits he misses the “live interactions.” Regardless of how they are viewed, Prezant’s talks are geared at both first-time attendees and devoted aficionados. He previously spent 20 years as the music director and conductor of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra, and recently created the education exhibit for the Albuquerque Museum’s current exhibition, Another World. This interview has been edited for length and concision. For tickets and information about the Santa Fe Opera’s 2021 season, visit santafeopera.org. (Julia Goldberg)
Your talks incorporate so many different aspects of the opera. What goes into preparing them and how do you think about their audience?
Opera is a 500-year-old art form, and it really touches pretty much every aspect of human experience. There are all kinds of people who come to the opera... so I’m looking to bring them into the experience as much as possible. That could be through the music; it could be through the libretto; it could be through the production. They get a really friendly introduction to the opera that cuts deep, and it cuts deep because it’s not just the information, but it’s also the experience: saying a couple of words in Italian; or getting the opportunity to sing a rhythm; looking at a gesture in the air; even changing your facial expression to suit the mood of what might be happening. All those things give the audience an experiential connection to the performance and at that point the fourth wall—what the audience is looking at— the fourth wall is broken at that point. [The Santa Fe Opera] is one of the unique places to see opera in the world, and when the weather seems to be cooperating with the production, when the beautiful evening is enhancing your joy in watching this performance and there’s an incredible sunset, you can’t help get a two-for-one. The production values at the Santa Fe Opera…are at such a high level. What I’m trying to do is take people deeper into that experience so they can have as much fun as they can. Every experience you have is part of building a relationship with opera and you’re transforming your ability to listen and engage with how you see the stage.
You’re a musician as well—a violist— what brought you into wanting to teach?
For me, the boundaries between the arts are not hard boundaries. Everything goes together for me, so music, dance, visual arts—it all goes together. There was a time I was just out of music school and a little frustrated with how focused professional music was. I was walking by a classroom in a tiny little music school and someone was saying, ‘Yeah, it involves story and music and movement and rhythm and language,’ and I thought, ‘That’s for me. Sign me up.’ I’ve always been interested in helping people understand things. I’ve always been interested in explaining things and it just seems to be a part of who I am. So, I’ve been very grateful to have so many opportunities to do so. Talking about opera is the most fantastic integrated experience. Next to the movies, it’s one of the great mother art forms. This kind of work also allows me to share so much of my background with the audience, because I’ve been a musician in the orchestra pit, I’ve been a conductor and worked with singers; and I’ve been involved as an educator with visual arts and poetry through the ArtWorks program that I worked in for 20 years.
Can you talk about the first opera you ever heard and your favorite opera?
The first time I ever knew I loved opera was when I was just out of music school in New York and I got a gig playing La Bohème…and we had one rehearsal to put the opera together. We didn’t even get to rehearse the last act, that’s what music was like in New York at the time. So, we played a couple of performances the first weekend, and I listened to a recording of the opera and I looked at the libretto and it didn’t mean that much to me, but somehow by the next performance I loved that opera so much. That was the moment I really developed a love for opera and connected to it.
I spend so much time with so many operas that come from so many different places and backgrounds and cultures that I’m like a parent with many children. Everyone always wants to know what my favorite is and, in some ways, my favorite opera is the one that I’m working on at the time because I have to be so deeply immersed.
ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER SEASON
El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 If you live in Santa Fe and haven’t seen a flamenco show complete with wine, tapas and superstar dancers, you haven’t actually lived-lived here. 6:15 pm, starts at $25
LA EMI: SUMMER FLAMENCO SERIES
The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive (505) 992-5800 More chances to check out Santa Fe flamenco with La Emi. 8 pm, $20-$50
SAGUAROS AT FUEGO
Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2501 Summertime. Baseball time. 6 pm, $7.50
GILLES VONSATTEL PIANO RECITAL
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 The program includes works from John Cage, Selections from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano. Also from our boy Bach, Overture in the French Style in B Minor, BWV 831. Noon, $35-$40
PAT MALONE
TerraCotta Wine Bistro 304 Johnson St. (505) 989-1166 Pat Malone gifts us solo jazz guitar serenades. 6-8 pm, free
WORKSHOP
IMAGE AND IMAGINATION IN POETRY
Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail (505) 982-1338 In a 90-minute generative workshop, consider how images function in poems and how they work to ignite the imagination. 5:30 pm, $10
FRI/23
ART
OTHER EARTHLINGS
LewAllen Galleries 1613 Paseo de Peralta (505) 988-3250 Vivid portraits of animals that blend the provocative and the surreal through characteristic wit and exquisite detail. All day, free
SOUTHWESTERN & DIARY OF THE USUAL SADNESS: ARTIST RECEPTION
Smoke the Moon 101 West Marcy St., Ste. 203 Join artists Paige Turner-Uribe and Ibrahim Abusitta as they celebrate their new exhibition of amazing paintings. All day, free
RICARDO ESTRADA: SANTA MICTECACÍHUATL | KRISTEN EGAN: SPIRIT GUIDES
Keep Contemporary 142 Lincoln Ave. (505) 557-9574 Egan, a sculptor, and Estrada, a painter, share this joint opening reflecting Estrada’s Mexican-American heritage, totemic figures and ritual masks. All day, free
DANCE
LA EMI: SUMMER FLAMENCO SERIES
The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive (505) 992-5800 Flamenco is even better in the summertime. 8 pm, $20-$50
ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER SEASON
El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 Dinner and a show. Or, if you want, just a show. Check it out. 6:15 pm, starts at $25
HOOP DANCING
Santa Fe Playhouse 142 E Devargas St. (505) 988-4262 Lightning Boy Foundation partners with the Southwest Association for Indian Arts to present their traditional hoop dances. 6 pm and 8 pm, $15
SAGUAROS AT FUEGO
Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2501 Baseball isn’t boring. The Fuego will prove it to you. 6 pm, $7.50
SPANISH MARKET MIXER
Alberto Zalma Art Shop 407 South Guadalupe St. (505) 670-5179 Featuring Carlo Ray Martinez and Alberto Zalma, alongside local artists who tell the stories of being mestizo in New Mexico in their art. 5-9 pm, free
FOOD
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Santa Fe Indigenous Center 1420 Cerrillos Road (505) 660-4210 The Santa Fe Indigenous center invites the Native community to stop by and pick up food boxes and fresh produce. 10 am-noon, free
GRAND OPENING
Hidden Mountain Brewing Co. 4056 Cerrillos Road (505) 438-1800 Prizes, live music, ribboncutting and smoked pig and gator. Raffle contests too and, of course, beer and food specials to go with it all. 3 pm, free
MUSIC
ROARING ‘20S
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi 131 Cathedral Place (505) 982-5619 Part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale summer season, presenting classical and popular composers of the 1920s. Familiar names include Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Jerome Kern. 8 pm, $30-$100
TGIF VIRTUAL CONCERT
Online fpcsantafe.org/tgiftube With Sin Nombre Brass— Program for the week includes resident bad boys like Vivaldi, Gershwin and Handel, here to make some trouble. 5:30 pm, free
THAO AND THE BATRAYS
Railyard Plaza Market and Alcaldesa Streets (505) 982-3373 Indie singer-songwriter Thao performs, and Santa Fe's own surf punk Batrays open the show. Go if you want to feel those summer vibez. 7 pm, free
OPERA
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Santa Fe Opera 301 Opera Drive (505) 986-5900 Mozart's classic about a bride and the unwanted advances from her employer. Live opera is back, folks. But remember: tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are going fast, too. 8:30 pm, $113-$254
SAT/24
ART
ART TENT SATURDAYS
Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery 614 Agua Fría St. (928) 308-0319 Art for sale for all kinds of needs—fine art, jewelry and hand-crafted. 11 am-3 pm, free
TWO-MAN SHOW
Sorrel Sky Gallery 125 W Palace Ave. (505) 501-6555 Jewelry designs by silversmith Lawrence Baca and the beautifully transformed gourds of Robert Rivera. Noon-4 pm, free
WITHIN THIS WHITE HOUSE
Axle Contemporary axleart.com A performance piece blending spoken word and drawing. Check out Axle's website for the daily location. 3-7 pm, free
RAICES DE MI ALMA (ROOTS OF MY SOUL)
7 Arts Gallery 125 Lincoln Ave. (505) 231-0949 Solo art show by John Paul Granillo with some epic animal paintings that’ll make you feel like your talents are nothing in comparison. 3-7 pm, free
ED SANDOVAL
Canyon Road Contemporary 622 Canyon Road (505) 983-0433 Live Latin music and live art demo. 11 am-4 pm, free
BOOKS/LECTURES
¡CUENTOS! STORYTELLING FOR ALL AGES
El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Road (505) 471-2261 More chances for story time at Las Golandrinas. Bring along a picnic, blanket and some sunscreen. Free with museum admission. 11:30 am, free
DANCE
LA EMI: SUMMER FLAMENCO SERIES
The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive (505) 992-5800 More chances to see La Emi if you haven’t yet. 8 pm, $20-$50
TRADITIONAL HOOP DANCING
Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail Indigenous hoop dancing on the Plaza (so good). 3:30-5 pm, free (but bring money to tip)
ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER SEASON
El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 Have you considered, you know, going? 6:15 pm, starts at $25
EVENTS
FARMERS MARKET
Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-7726 Why yes, it is time to replace those greens going bad at the bottom of your fridge. 7 am-1 pm, free
SAGUAROS AT FUEGO
Fort Marcy Park 490 Washington Ave. (505) 955-2501 More baseball. More joy. The season is coming to an end, so if you’ve missed Fuego games, time is running out. 6 pm, $7.50
SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET
Railyard West Casitas 1612 Alcaldesa St. (505) 310-8766 Get your pottery, jewelry, paintings, photographs and even full-on furniture. Come support your local artists. 8 am-2 pm, free
TRADITIONAL SPANISH MARKET
Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail Celebrate ¡una vuelta a la tradición!—a return to tradition—on the Plaza with the return of Traditional Spanish Market to Santa Fe. No RSVP needed—go and explore the world of regional artists. All day, free
BLOOD DRIVE
La Tienda at Eldorado 7 Caliente Road bit.ly/3xTj3Rc *insert the Grey’s Anatomy theme song here* Sign up at the link above and then you can feel good about yourself. Maybe there’ll be cookies. 10 am-2:30 pm, free
FILM
THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR
Railyard Park Cerrillos Road and Guadalupe Street (505) 982-3373 Essential New Mexico cinema for New Mexican peoples (no matter where you come from or where you were born). See SFR picks, page 16. 8 pm, free
FOOD
GRAND OPENING
Hidden Mountain Brewing Co. 4056 Cerrillos Road (505) 438-1800 The opening celebration spills into Saturday, as it should. Food and raffle prizes and all sorts of fun to be had. 2 pm, free
MUSIC
AL ROGERS
Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St. (505) 982-9966 Tunes at Fenix. 6:30-9:30 pm, free
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Southwestern Diary of the Usual Sadness
CAVALLINI, VIVALDI AND STRAVINSKY
St. Francis Auditorium at the Museum of Art 107 W Palace Ave. (505) 476-5072 Cavallini’s Adiago and Allegro from Grand Artistic Duet, No. 2 in B-flat Major for Two Clarinets. Vivaldi’s Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93 and Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428, Il gardellino, and Cello and Bassoon Concerto in E Minor, RV 409. Stravinsky’s Concerto in E-flat Major for Chamber Orchestra, Dumbarton Oaks. Contact the ticket office at 505-982-1890 or email tickets@sfcmf.org. 5 pm, $45-$58
JON GAGAN & PAT MALONE
Santa Fe Spirits Downtown Tasting Room 308 Read St. (505) 780-5906 Upright bass and jazz guitar every Saturday night in July. 6-9 pm, free
EUGENE ONEGIN
Santa Fe Opera 301 Opera Drive (505) 986-5900 Onegin rejects the love of Tatyana, only to realize it was a mistake. Pure drama! Tickets must be purchased in advance. 8:30 pm, $91-$309
THE CAPULETS AND MONTAGUES
Shakespeare Reading Room 3209 Calle Marie (505) 466-3533 Live youth theater, where actors get a script the morning of and give a unique presentation in the evening. 7:30 pm, $10
SUN/25
BOOKS/LECTURES
SHAKESPEARE, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
Shakespeare Reading Room 3209 Calle Marie (505) 466-3533 Historian, archaeologist, and classical scholar, Duane W. Roller leads the lecture for all you theatre/antiquity nerds (see SFR picks, page 16). 7 pm, free (donations requested)
DANCE
LA EMI SUMMER FLAMENCO SERIES
The Lodge at Santa Fe 750 N St. Francis Drive (505) 992-5800 Bring your visiting parents to prove how cultured you’ve become. 2 pm, $20-$50
TRADITIONAL HOOP DANCING
Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail Indigenous hoop dancing on the Plaza from the always impressive Lightning Boy Foundation. 3:30-5 pm, free (but bring money to tip)
ENTREFLAMENCO SUMMER SEASON
El Flamenco Cabaret 135 W Palace Ave. (505) 209-1302 Amazing performances and also good first date material. Just saying, just saying. 6:15 pm, starts at $25
EVENTS
BELLYREENA BELLYDANCE
Move Studio 901 W San Mateo Road (505) 660-8503 For beginners and intermediates who want to brush up on their technique. 1-2 pm, $15
TRADITIONAL SPANISH MARKET
Santa Fe Plaza 100 Old Santa Fe Trail Summer traditions return. Remember to wear sunscreen and mask up, for there will be crowds. Parking will be nuts, so get creative or try walking. All day, free
YOGA IN THE PARK
Bicentennial Park 1121 Alto St. All levels vinyasa flow class. 10 am, $10
MUSIC
ROARING ‘20S
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi 131 Cathedral Place (505) 982-5619 Part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale summer season, presenting classical and popular composers of the 1920s. 8 pm, $30-$100
TWO PERFORMERS
Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St. (505) 982-9966 Doug Montgomery (at 6) and Al Rogers (at 7:30) on the piano. 6-9:30 pm, free
MON/26
DANCE
SANTA FE SWING
Odd Fellows Hall 1125 Cerrillos Road Open swing dancing! Class at 7, open dance at 8. Bring your CDC vax card for entry. 7 pm, $3-$8
GERRY CARTHY AT UPPER CRUST PIZZA
Upper Crust Pizza 329 Old Santa Fe Trail (505) 982-0000 Traditional Irish tunes and pizza to go along with it. 5:30-8:30 pm, free
DOUG MONTGOMERY
Fenix at Vanessie 427 W Water St. (505) 982-9966 Great piano, great food and great wine. 6:30-9:30 pm, free
STREET TOMBS, NIGHT SOIL AND LACERATOR
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery 2791 Agua Fría St. (505) 303-3808 Metal Mondays at Tumbleroot are back. 18+ for the show, please. 8 pm, $8
TUES/27
BOOKS/LECTURES
ALEX RICHARDS
Online collectedworksbookstore.com Author of When We Were Strangers chats with Collected Works staff. 6 pm, free
FARMERS MARKET
Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta (505) 983-7726 Tuesday markets are for cool kids. Fresh as fresh can be. 7 am-1 pm, free
SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET DEL SUR
Presbyterian Health Park 4801 Beckner Road (505) 983-7726 Now you can support local farmers without the terror that is trying to find parking in the Railyard. 3-6 pm, free
EVENTS
YOGA IN THE PARK
Bicentennial Park 1121 Alto St. All levels vinyasa flow class. Bring your own mat. Noon, $10
RALLY 4 SALLY
Farmers Market Pavilion 1607 Paseo de Peralta Help Sally, who’s fighting MDS, find her blood match. With just a cheek swab you can help save a life. 7 am-1 pm, free
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