The Santa Fe Opera presents Opening Nights Radio Broadcasts of the 2025 Season
Opera wherever you are! The Santa Fe Opera presents Opening Nights Radio Broadcasts of the 2025 Season and an Opening Nights Ticket Giveaway in partnership with 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio
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Santa Fe, NM — For the fifth year in a row, the Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio present free Opening Nights radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2025 Season. The broadcasts celebrate the opera’s ongoing commitment to bringing the joy of opera to Santa Fe, Española, Los Alamos, Albuquerque and communities throughout New Mexico and beyond. This partnership also features an Opening Nights Ticket Giveaway, allowing audiences the chance to win an evening of tailgating and open-air opera with KHFM on-air hosts.
Santa Fe Opera Opening Nights on KHFM
The Santa Fe Opera and 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio present free, live-recorded radio broadcasts of the opera’s 2025 Season opening nights. Listeners in communities throughout New Mexico, nationally and internationally can enjoy music from the Santa Fe Opera from the comfort of their homes, vehicles and streaming devices. Following each air date, broadcasts are available for free, on-demand streaming on the santafeopera.org and khfm.org websites for 30 days.
To listen, tune in to 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio or stream online at khfm.org at 6:00 pm MDT on July 28, August 4, 11, 18 and 25. Each broadcast features opening night performances recorded live from The Crosby Theatre: Puccini’s La bohème, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and Wagner’s Die Walküre. Soprano, educator and KHFM host Kathlene Ritch is joined by tenor, Santa Fe Opera Chief Artistic Advisor and co-host David Lomelí; together they provide commentary in English and Spanish.
Broadcast Schedule
July 28 at 6:00 pm MDT, La bohème
August 4 at 6:00 pm MDT, The Marriage of Figaro
August 11 at 6:00 pm MDT, Rigoletto
August 18 at 6:00 pm MDT, The Turn of the Screw
August 25 at 6:00 pm MDT, Die Walküre
How to Listen
Radio
Albuquerque, Santa Fe and nearby communities: 95.5 KHFM Roswell: 103.1 FM
Taos: 106.3 FM
Ruidoso: 95.9 FM
Online
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 santafeopera.org and khfm.org.
The Santa Fe Opera Opening Nights on KHFM radio broadcasts are co-produced by KHFM on-air host Brent Stevens and Santa Fe Opera Director of Media & Public Relations Emily Doyle Moore, with live recordings engineered and mixed by Kabby Sound Studios. These broadcasts are made possible by the James R. Seitz, Jr. Fund for Broadcasting.
Santa Fe Opera Opening Nights Ticket Giveaway
In partnership with KHFM, the Santa Fe Opera is giving away a pair of tickets to each of the Opening Nights in the 2025 Season! Winners will tailgate and attend the performance with one of the KHFM on-air hosts.
Opening Nights Ticket Giveaway Schedule
Friday, June 27 La bohème with Alexis Corbin
Saturday, June 28 The Marriage of Figaro with Tanya Cole
Saturday, July 12 Rigoletto with Brent Stevens
Saturday, July 19 The Turn of the Screw with David Sinkus
Saturday, July 26 Die Walküre with Kathlene Ritch
To enter for a free chance to win, visit the Santa Fe Opera website at santafeopera.org or 95.5 KHFM Classical Public Radio at khfm.org. Void where prohibited; see the entry form for full terms and conditions.
About the 2025 Season — Opening Weekend centers on a new production of Puccini’s La bohème directed by James Robinson and a remount of 2021’s beloved production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro directed by Laurent Pelly. From July 12, the company presents a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto by Julien Chavaz in an international co-production with Irish National Opera and Opera Zuid. Opening July 19 is Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, staged by Louisa Muller in a Canadian Opera Company production originated at Garsington Opera. Rounding out the season on July 26 is Wagner’s masterpiece Die Walküre, presented by the company for the first time in a new production by director Melly Still. To best accommodate audiences, all performances of Die Walküre will begin at 8:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now at santafeopera.org.
About The Santa Fe Opera — Recognized in 2022 as “Festival of the Year” at the International Opera Awards, the Santa Fe Opera annually draws 85,000 people from New Mexico and around the globe. Nestled atop a mountain vista in northern New Mexico, the company’s iconic Crosby Theatre is open on three sides, allowing visitors to enjoy performances complemented by the elements. Since 1957 the company has presented over 2,000 performances of 180 operas by 92 composers spanning five centuries of opera, creating a legacy of 45 American premieres and 19 world premieres.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility at the Santa Fe Opera — Opera has the power to speak truth, broaden perspectives and invite empathy. The Santa Fe Opera is committed to the continuous work of becoming an antiracist and anti-oppressive organization and incorporating the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Our goal is to create a joyful and engaging environment in which a diverse community of artists, staff, volunteers and audiences alike belong.