Backstage Tours
See the remarkable process for how an opera production comes together on our comprehensive, "behind-the-scenes" tour that includes many of our production and front-of-house areas. Daily tours for the 2012 season are offered at 9 am daily, Monday through Friday, May 28 through August 24, 2012.
The one-hour tour is $5 for adults and free for children up to age 17. Comfortable dress and footwear are recommended. Tours start at the box office and reservations are not needed.
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Opera Insider Days
On 13 Saturdays, running from June 2 to August 25, 2012, Opera Guild members will welcome guests to the theater at 8:30 am with coffee and muffins. An Opera staff member will talk about his or her specialty; a backstage tour will follow. Opera Insider Days are free of charge.
Location: The Santa Fe Opera Box Office
RANCH TOURS
We will offer tours of the Opera Ranch from 9:30 to 10:30am on the following Fridays during the season: June 22, July 27, and August 24, 2012. The tour will focus on the rehearsal facilities and will conclude with a continental breakfast at the Dapples Pavilion where you may take in the sights and sounds of our singers arriving to prepare for the day's rehearsals. No reservations are necessary for this 30 minutes tour, and tickets may be purchased at the Box Office beginning at 9:00am the morning of the tours. Adults $10, Seniors $9, Children $5.