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Conductor waiting backstage at sunset

Music Staff

 

2026 Season Music Staff

The Santa Fe Opera Music Staff works diligently to ensure the artistic quality of each production on the stage. The members of the Music Staff come from some of the country’s leading opera houses and symphonies.

Head of Music Staff

Robert Tweten

Chorus Director

Susanne Sheston

Assistant Chorus Director

Willem van Schalkwyk

Piano Technician

Jack Gardner

Staff Members

Carol Anderson
Aurelia Andrews
John Arida
David Belkovski
Todd Camburn
Leslie Dala
Erica Guo
Eiki Isomura
James Lesniak
Glenn Lewis
Anna Smigelskaya
Marika Yasuda

Language & Diction Coaches

Anne Shikany
The Magic Flute

Anna Smigelskaya
Eugene Onegin

Jennifer Ringo
Lili Elbe