Mark Tiarks

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This Week in Chamber Music: An environmentally oriented concert, a rediscovered composer, and the 'Goldberg Variations'

By: Mark Tiarks

H ighlights of the third week in our summer chamber music season include a unique arrangement of J.S.

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Surrendering to love in 'Lili Elbe,' the operatic story of a gender-transition pioneer

By: Mark Tiarks

of 2 Around 2,060 years ago, the Roman poet Virgil wrote, “Love conquers all.” That's only the first half of his sentence, however.

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Santa Fe Opera review: American premiere of 'Lili Elbe' offers much to appreciate

By: Mark Tiarks

The opera is based-on-real-life story of Einar Wegener, a Danish man who underwent pioneering gender-reassignment surgery more than a century ago.

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Music from Angel Fire fires up as the Santa Fe music season winds down

By: Mark Tiarks

The sounds of strings, the sights of silent cinema, and some variations and vignettes fill the air around Angel Fire.

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This Week in Chamber Music: Three world premieres, lots of Brahms, and Opera at the Pink

By: Mark Tiarks

Highlights of the week in chamber music include three commissioned world premieres from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, five major works by Johannes Brahms, and Opera at the Pink,

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This Week in Chamber Music: Stringing It Out

By: Mark Tiarks

of 3 The penultimate week of Santa Fe's summer chamber music extravaganza includes Franz Schubert's greatest art songs, a Buster Keaton

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That's a wrap! The summer tsunami of chamber music is about to recede

By: Mark Tiarks

The last week in our chamber music summer tsunami includes a world premiere by Magnus Lindberg and not just one but two works by Josef Mysliveček, a Czech composer much admired, and sometimes borrowed from, by Mozart.

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Two local children play strong, silent types at the Santa Fe Opera

By: Mark Tiarks

of 2 For the young daughters and sons of Santa Fe Opera employees and seasonal personnel, their first experience of “going to the opera” takes

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Contributor's Note: Reflections on Santa Fe's Summer Music and Opera Season

By: Mark Tiarks

The summer's hits included "Madame Butterfly," "The Magic Flute," and "Rodelinda" at the opera, a three-concert feast of Franz Schubert songs at the chamber music festival, and the Desert Chorale's

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Get your fall fix with our annual remedy for the end-of-summer blues

By: Michael Berick, Brian Sandford, Mark Tiarks

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