Key Change

"Every single thing in the world is made of stories, and the story creates the moral energy of the universe where the question of right and wrong you learned from a story. 

And in this period, partic…

"The more we get to know one another through our stories, the closer we come together as a community, as a nation, as a world... and as you start to dissect many operas, you're really telling the sto…

"Opera is like one of the transporting art forms... transporting you to these hidden secrets places like in yourself that are otherwise inaccessible." ~David Hanlon, composer

Andrea takes a deep dive…

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” ~Shirley Chisholm

We take a moment to dream with members of the opera community across departments about what a more equitable, di…

Equity, diversity, and inclusion: it's a phrase that's at the forefront of many industries at the moment, and opera is no different. What do those words really mean and how do they relate to the forw…

Andrea Fellows Walters and Brandon Neal are back with Season 2!

Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun, our first commission for Opera for All Voices, gets a closer listen with a live audience.

Hopping back in o…

This season, it's time to dig a little deeper.

Exploring the future of opera in America and telling new stories with Opera for All Voices.

Season 2 drops April 10th, 2019. Subscribe now to be the fir…

7 American opera companies, 4 new commissions, 2 workshops... Opera for All Voices is back with Season 2 of Key Change!

Andrea Fellows Walters and Brandon Neal take you on a journey behind the scenes…

Where you begin and where you end up are often two very different things. 

While this final episode of the season is definitely NOT the end, we thought it was a good time to pause, check in with our …

All the way back in episode 01, we began this season in New York City, celebrating the career of Charles MacKay, who has been the General Director of the Santa Fe Opera since 2008.

Charles is a known…

"Postville: Hometown to the World" almost didn't happen -- at least not as part of Opera for All Voices. 

The true  and timely story of immigrant workers in a Kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing p…

Andrea always says, "our best education program is what happens on the main stage," and it's true, but how do we get new audience members TO the main stage?

Education, outreach, programs and partners…

For such an ambitious undertaking as Opera for All Voices (OFAV) -- balancing the needs of multiple companies, production budgets planned years in advance, the commission of new works with very littl…

What happens when the composer that you've commissioned to write a new opera says to you, "Sit down -- I have something to tell you," and that something is that she's fallen in love... with a beatbox…

Opera for All Voices (OFAV) wasn't always "Opera for All Voices." 

Amidst endless brainstorming sessions, redefining family programming, seeking edgier content, aligning with social justice themes, a…

What do you think of when you think of opera?

In January of 2016, opera companies from all over the United States started a conversation, trying to figure out how to create new works for smaller stag…

Starting June 29th, The Santa Fe Opera brings you Key Change, a series exploring the commission and creation of new operas and their connection to our industry, our communities, and our future.

Will …