The event which promises to be a memorable performance, will take place at the Teatro
Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico.A
Since then, Boedecker (now based in Atlanta with her husband, also a singer) has received glowing reviews in roles with the Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Las Vegas, Music Academy of the West,
Santa Fe Opera and other companies.
This year, the coveted 18-karat gold and ruby musical note pins were awarded to Wayne Gooding, opera educator and former Editor of Opera Canada; Dominique Labelle, soprano and vocal pedagogue, and Alexander Neef, General Director, Canadian Opera Company and Artistic Director,
Santa Fe Opera. Each year, 'The Rubies' celebrates the talent and accomplishments of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Canadian opera world as artists, builders, administrators and philanthropists.
Prior to the Ryan Opera Center, the mezzo-soprano joined the Metropolitan Opera roster during the 2013/14 season (Die Frau ohne Schatten) before returning to the apprentice program of The
Santa Fe Opera to cover Ni Gui-Zhen/Doctor Sun Yat-Sen (American premiere).
Rigoletto, Elektra, Don Giovanni, Carmen, and La Boheme consider age-old questions about the human condition, but, for younger audiences, I'd bet Seattle Opera's offering of The (R) evolution of Steve Jobs or
Santa Fe Opera's Doctor Atomic are generally more relatable and relevant to their dayto-day lives.
Additionally, Shadday has performed with
Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Indianapolis Opera, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival, Charlottesville Opera, Kentucky Opera, Pensacola Opera, and was a previous member of the Cantus vocal ensemble.
He won the top prize at the Prague Spring International Solo Competition in 1992, was principal horn with the Florida Philharmonic from 1988 to 2001, and was principal horn with the
Santa Fe Opera from 1994 to 1998.
Joyce DiDonato adds another role to her Met repertory as the title character, a role she has sung to acclaim at the Grand Teatre del Liceu,
Santa Fe Opera, and Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
In 2006, her success singing Le Prince Charmant in Massenet's Cendrillon at the
Santa Fe Opera ("my first real professional role") bought her international acclaim, leading to a string of major appearances across the globe - Israel, Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil, Toyko and Britain.
Spoleto Festival,
Santa Fe Opera, American and Joffrey ballet companies, and ultimately Peter Schickele.
From a road trip via woody down the Pacific Coast Highway to a tailgate party at the
Santa Fe Opera, we've compiled some of the coolest--and sandiest, and swirliest--ideas to make each one of those summer weekends count (page 72).