Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera House (Wikimedia Commons)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
I go to Santa Fe at least once a year. People have lived there since 900 BCE. The Spanish established a colony there in 1610. It is the oldest capital in the United States. Currently, there is a large artist community.
Santa Fe Opera
Every time I visit in the summer I go to the Santa Fe Opera at least one time during my stay. It is a beautiful open air opera house. There have been three theater in the same spot since it opened in 1957. The season is during the summer. This allows big name singers perform there during the off season at other houses. Crosby Theater is the third theater, and it opened in 1998.
Figaro Systems
Figaro systems is a Santa Fe based company that provides electronic titling on the seat backs of chairs for opera houses. The system provides libretto translations in eight different languages. The system can be found in opera houses all over the world. Some famous house include Santa Fe Opera, Metropolitan Opera House (New York City), and the Royal Opera House (London).
Metropolitan Opera
One of my bucket list items is to see an opera at the Metropolitan Opera House. The Met was founded in 1880. The current location is Lincoln Center in the upper west side of Manhattan. It is a huge opera house. It can seat 3,732 people, with an additional 245 people standing in the at the back of the main floor and top balcony. During the off season the American Ballet Company uses the theater.
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