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    The Santa Fe Opera

    4.2 (57 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    The operas symphony orchestra on stage for Miss Fleming's performance.
    Jeffrey N.

    Another magical experience at the Santa Fe opera. We went on back to back nights each night had weather related incidents that flavored the experience. It's monsoon season in NM and both evenings the rains interrupted the shows. Friday night was the Thirteenth Child and as the king was dead and descending into the stage a flash of lightening, a clap of thunder and the startled audience erupted into applause. CRAZY good timing. The during Renee Fleming's performance, which was delayed about 15 minutes due to rain showers before the start of her performance, the winds were blowing her hair back and causing her gown to billow out as if she were about to carry her away. MAGICAL! To summarize, the outdoor experience of the Santa Fe opera is just amazing.

    The view
    Heather T.

    What a gorgeous place to see an opera. Set outside Santa Fe in the hills, it is an almost magical place. When we got there we tail gated in the parking lot. I loved seeing people in full dress attire eating and drinking wine out of the back of their cars. The facility is beautiful, the seats were comfortable and there is almost no comparison to the view and sunset. It got mildly chilly so I would recommend a light sweater. The opera we saw wasn't our favorite but the setting made up for it!

    Lauren S.

    What an absolutely beautiful space! I recently went to a show at the Santa Fe Opera courtesy of Simply Santa Fe, a local lifestyle/travel community. With this package, our #Instameet group received a behind-the-scenes tour, access to the member lounge, and tickets to the dress rehearsal of "(R)evolution of Steve Jobs". Besides the behind-the-scenes tour, I felt like the package was pretty authentic to the average experience so that's what I'm going to focus on. My favorite part of the evening was taking in how beautiful the Santa Fe Opera is. The architecture and landscaping here are stunning. You can tell that everything is designed to perfectly match the incredible mountain views. It's even more gorgeous by the fact that the venue is outside and the show starts as the sun is setting. One thing I didn't really understand the hype of was tailgating before the show. People brought their own beer and had pizzas delivered. For me it just kind of took away from the magical ambiance I was experiencing, but people seemed to love it so I'm glad that works for them! Overall, I definitely recommend coming here at least once. Tickets may be a little pricey, but the opera offers a significant discount to first customers. It's not too far from Albuquerque and it's something definitely worth the drive.

    Mug and the language itself
    Fei X.

    The gift shop doesn't have Debussy mugs. Rlly disappointed. They only have poser mugs like Mozart's. Smh. Otherwise everything else is every good.

    The sunset from the patio.

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    Wise Fool

    Wise Fool

    4.7
    (3 reviews)
    7.5 mi

    Everyone is so nice-- from the instructors to the students. Their classes are fun and inclusive,…read moreand they teach all ages and skill levels. Highly recommend if you've ever wanted to try circus arts!

    This is a studio my wife and I came across while venturing in Santa Fe. It teaches acrobatic and…read moreaerial circus courses as well as offers an open gym for those seeking a place to train. We happened to see an aerial partnering course listed online while we were win town and decided to drop in. Neither of us knew what to expect considering we did not know what aerial partnering was until twenty minutes into the class. Despite our lack of skill, however, we had lots of fun learning partner poses on a giant trapeze and a couple poses on dangling strands of silk. The instructor was great and catered to our skill level while still attending to the more skilled members of the class. Afterwards, we stayed and practiced our newly found talent with the gym manager. Without realizing, two hours quickly slipped by, and were it not for our aching muscles we would have continued longer. Since I do not live in Santa Fe, I cannot comment on the regularly scheduled classes held during the weekday. However, if they are anything like the workshop we attended this weekend, I would highly recommend those active spirits out there to check it out. The Wise Fool Community seems very friendly and excited to share their passion.

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    A photo from Wise Fool's original 2023 production, ReUnite
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    Santa Fe Playhouse

    Santa Fe Playhouse

    4.6
    (11 reviews)
    5.6 mi

    We found the playhouse in looking for live events during our trip. Found that they had two on…read moresubsequent nights and decided to give them a try. The staff were pleasant and helpful in person. It was a little difficult getting them by phone but it's a smaller community theater so maybe expected. The first night we saw Sage who played the violin. The show was wonderful. He had a wide variety of musical genres to play from and did an excellent job. My family was skeptical when I told them what we were doing and they both thoroughly enjoyed it. The second night we saw Everybody. The description left us all wondering what we were getting in for and rightly so. It's not the traditional play by any means. I found it kept me wondering and thinking throughout. The actors did a stupendous job with hard material. We spoke about the play quite a bit after which is always a sign of a thoughtful piece. The theater itself is smallish which means there is not a bad seat in the place. If we lived near we'd be regulars here.

    Last night we attended the performance of Cabaret at the Santa Fe Playhouse. Although there were…read moresome decent performers, the production itself was mildly pornographic. We did not find the simulated sex acts, including masturbation, graphically displayed throughout the performance to be entertaining at all. It was disturbing and unnecessary. Our only regret is that we did not get up and leave earlier as many in the audience chose to do.

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    A Year with Frog and Toad 
 Music by Robert Reale, Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale
 December 1 - December 23, 2022
    A Year with Frog and Toad Music by Robert Reale, Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale December 1 - December 23, 2022
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 May 11 - June 10, 2023
    Sweat by Lynn Nottage May 11 - June 10, 2023
    Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance
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    Lensic Performing Arts Center

    Lensic Performing Arts Center

    3.5
    (29 reviews)
    5.3 mi

    Love this theater. Small enough that every seat is amazing. Love the Symphony here. It feels like…read moremy own private show. You can get drinks during intermission too.

    This review is based on my experience trying to purchase tickets on line. I don't consider myself…read morecompletely technologically challenged but I had a nightmare of a time trying to purchase tickets to the Gay Men's Chorus for tomorrow evening. I wasn't sure if I already had an "account" with the theater so I tried opening one. Had to identify the pictures with motorcycles. I clicked on a wrong square by mistake. Then had to identify all the squares with things made by humans. So that got me to the log in screen. "That email is already associated with an account" Tried logging in with that email but didn't remember the password (it's been years). "Incorrect password. Create new password." Tried creating a new password. "Password must be at least 13 characters, an upper case and lower case and a number and a symbol. Typed it in. Kept getting incorrect password message. There was no little eyeball to click on to see what I was doing wrong. Closed the screen. Had to start over again. "Select the squares with images similar to the one at the top" I selected all the basketballs. Was that blurry squirrel holding a basketball or is he holding an acorn? It must be an acorn. Wrong. "Select the squares with images similar to the one at the top" Ah, the squirrels again. I got this. So I clicked on all the pictures of basketballs and squirrels with basketballs. "Choose a new password" I typed in very carefully, then realized the caps lock was on. WELL IF YOU TICKET PEOPLE HAD PUT A WAY FOR ME TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT I WAS TYPING I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE CAPS LOCK!!! For your security, an eight digit security code will be sent to the email address you supplied. No email. Went back to the previous screen. Clicked on send code again. Two emails arrived with codes. Entered the newest code. "Welcome to your account." Meanwhile other windows are popping up asking if I want to save this username and password. Clicked them away. Not now. So I navigated to the show I wanted to buy tickets for and finally got to where I could select our seats. But the thingy went round and round and round - no seat selection screen. Clicked on the back button. "Click here and we will assign the best available seats." Click. Click to view price. Click to continue. Click to view cart. Where is the pay now? Went back to previous screen to see if I missed something. Selected the tickets again. "Continue" Now I have selected 4 tickets instead of 2. Delete 2 tickets. Continue to cart. Two tickets plus fees. OK. Continue to check out. Enter credit card information. Did something wrong. Credit card info disappeared. Entered credit card again. (I'm sure there was another security code but I really can't remember as I was so angry and frustrated.) Continue. Order Confirmation: Showed customer number etc. Then this note: If you selected digital tickets as your delivery method (default option) you can access your tickets within minutes after purchasing them at (website) Log in with the same email and password you use for (the theater) account, or you can request a one time access code via email. From there you can share tickets with your guests and save the tickets to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. I DON'T HAVE APPLE WALLET OR GOOGLE WALLET! I went to the ticket website to access my tickets and viewed the tickets. They had all the info except a QR Code and this Note: Your refreshing QR code will display at 5:30 PM on Sat, June 20, 2026. DISPLAY WHERE? I AM NOT GOING TO TRY TO ACCESS MY ACCOUNT ON MY PHONE! I WILL BE AT DINNER AT 5:30 AND WON'T HAVE MY COMPUTER AND PRINTER. I printed EVERYTHING out (5 yes FIVE pages but are any of them valid tickets? I doubt it.) By this point I had cursed, swore, screamed and yelled so loud they could have heard me across town. It was more than an hour trying to buy two tickets. NEVER AGAIN. I tried calling the Box Office to make sure I could use my receipt and print outs, but of course they were closed for the holiday. I can go on other websites, select an item, place it in the cart, choose "Pay Now", enter my credit card and I'm DONE. No pictures of motorcycles, or basketballs, or squirrels holding basketballs that look like acorns, no security codes, no QR codes no Apple Wallets or Google Wallets. This whole process was ridiculous and a waste of time. And dare I say "PRETENTIOUS".

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    Lensic Performing Arts Center
    Under the balcony
    Under the balcony
    Lensic Performing Arts Center

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    Benitez Cabaret Theater

    Benitez Cabaret Theater

    5.0
    (1 review)
    4.5 mi

    I saw "La Emi" last night at the Maria Benitez Theater at The Lodge at Santa Fe. It was fantastic…read more I loved the dancers, I love the singing, the music, the atmosphere. The dancers were very good. The show had a variety numbers, and the they were all very talented. I have two things I want to comment on: Our tickets were the most affordable option, and I wish I had been able to see the theater first before purchasing. Every seat in the place will give you a good view, but the seats in the back are not great for comfort. The show is about 1.5-2 hours with a 15 min intermission. The back row chairs are high top chairs for a bar, and do not have a table or anything. It is good to help you see, but not suggested for a bad back, for older people, or probably very uncomfortable for someone who is wider. If I could do it again I would definitely spend the extra to have a regular seat or a table. The other thing was people were asked to put their phones away, and several people were not compliant. I do wish they enforced this better. The theater does an amazing job giving you a good experience. The theater is pretty intimate and when the lights are down or off, a phone ruins that experience. There is a bar, but there is not food. Grab dinner before the show. Currently the restaurant at the hotel is closed too. Overall I would go again and again. It was great. Everyone in my party was completely awed by the show. They had never seen flamenco presented like that before.

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    Flamenco brochures
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