With the Covid-19 pandemic still ravaging the world, the Santa Fe Opera is preparing to open with stringent restrictions despite the availability of vaccines and the end of curbs in New Mexico
Opera singers rehearse a scene from Le nozze di Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera for its first show of the pandemic
The company prepared for opening night with stringent restrictions despite the availability of vaccines and the end of pandemic restrictions in New Mexico.Actors donned N-95 masks during rehearsals, struggling to catch their breath through the barriers as they belted out their lines. It’s tough enough to do at 7,000 feet of elevation.
“This is part of our coming out especially after all the months of having been isolated and everything being shut down,” said Linda McDonald-Hummingbird, a retired nurse and semi-professional singer. “This is a type of rebirth.”“There’s just a simple announcement that came over the speakers - ‘Good evening, welcome to the Santa Fe Opera’ - and then they go crazy,” said soprano Vanessa Vasquez, who sang the role of Countess Almaviva.
New York’s Metropolitan Opera hopes to start its season September 27 but has yet to reach an agreement with its orchestra, despite inking a deal with stagehands earlier this month.Seats were blocked off near the orchestra, and masks were worn everywhere in rehearsals, which often took place indoors. The pandemic has accelerated the move to broadcast, which is seen as a pathway for opera to become more affordable and accessible to a wider audience.A Black woman and a member of Laguna Pueblo, she discovered opera as a kid and now performs concerts tapping into Italian arias and gospel songs.
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