Costume Designer

Who said that passion and politics make for poor bedfellows? Experience Handel’s captivating love story of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, whose audacious affair rewrote the course of history. As sparks fly between these two rulers, love becomes a battlefield, and the most important conquest is that of the heart. But with pretenders to the throne lurking on all sides, desire can sometimes be a double-sided weapon.

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Julius Caesar

Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts

Every seven years, an ill-fated sea captain gets a chance at redemption. He needs a bride to break the curse. Can he find a woman pure of heart or will he roam the seas eternally?

David Alden delivers a new production of The Flying Dutchman to Santa Fe Opera audiences for the first time in 35 years. This Dutchman promises to be a dark, turbulent and dangerous voyage for the condemned sailor.

The Flying Dutchman

Santa Fe Opera

Mozart’s Così fan tutte is sometimes silly, often romantic, and always a delight. This new production from celebrated director Michael Cavanagh will whisk you away to an opulent 1930s country club and features some of the brightest stars in opera today. Hear them deliver memorable melody after melody—trust us, you’ll leave wanting more!

Così fan tutte

AT&T Performing Arts Center

She was his queen. He was her downfall.  San Francisco Opera's 100th Season begins with John Adams' thrilling new opera, commissioned for the Company's centennial and conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim.

Antony and Cleopatra

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Pleasure Has Its Price. Fleeing the scene of his crime, a lecherous nobleman commits a heinous murder—an act so depraved that it unleashes the vengeance of hell itself. The Mozart-Da Ponte trilogy concludes in a post-apocalyptic future with "Don Giovanni", an opera that masterfully blends dark comedy with even darker deeds. Bertrand de Billy conducts Mozart’s propulsive score. Starring Etienne Dupuis, Luca Pisaroni, Adela Zaharia, and Carmen Giannattasio.

Don Giovanni

War Memorial Opera House

Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.

Cosi Fan Tutte

The Music Center

Wagner’s Tannhäuser receives a highly anticipated new staging from internationally acclaimed director Francesca Zambello—and Houston audiences will be the first to experience her strikingly beautiful production. Lust and love, diametrically opposed forces in the opera’s universe, do battle within the title character’s psyche as the story unfolds. At curtain’s open, Tannhäuser has abandoned his life as a poet who sings of courtly love in favor of the carnal delights of the goddess Venus, spending a rapture-filled year on her magic mountain in the sky. Seeking something more, he renounces her, hoping to find redemption—and a union back home in Germany with his spiritual love Elisabeth. But his epic journey to salvation has been cursed.  

Tannhäuser

Wortham Theater Center

The most recent opera by preeminent American composer John Adams—a glorious adaptation of Shakespeare’s immortal drama—has its Met premiere. Following her debut in the company premiere of Adams’s El Niño in 2024, soprano Julia Bullock stars as the irresistible Cleopatra, one of theater’s most complex and captivating characters, opposite bass-baritone Gerald Finley as the conflicted Antony. Adams himself takes the podium to conduct his lyrical and richly orchestrated score, leading a new staging by groundbreaking director Elkhanah Pulitzer that transports the story of troubled romance and political strife from ancient Rome to the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930s. Tenor Paul Appleby is Caesar, who goes to war with Antony, and mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong is Caesar’s sister and Antony’s forsaken wife Octavia.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Experience the timeless romance and heartache of Puccini's "La bohème" at the Santa Fe Opera, from June 27 to August 23, 2025. Set against the backdrop of 1920s Paris, this classic opera tells the story of six Bohemians navigating love, longing, and artistic ambition during a golden age of artistic revolution. With music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, "La bohème" is performed in Italian with instant translation screens in English and Spanish, ensuring an accessible and immersive experience for all attendees.

The opera unfolds in four acts, beginning on Christmas Eve in a cold attic where the poet Rodolfo and painter Marcello struggle to keep warm, leading to encounters of love at first sight, festive celebrations, and ultimately, poignant farewells and heartbreak. The production boasts approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes of captivating music and drama, including a 25-minute intermission.

This 2025 season features an exceptional cast, including soprano Sylvia D'Eramo as Mimì, tenor Long Long as Rodolfo, baritone Szymon Mechliński as Marcello, soprano Emily Pogorelc as Musetta, and more, under the baton of conductor Iván López-Reynoso and direction by James Robinson. The creative team also includes scenic designer Allen Moyer, costume designer Constance Hoffman, and lighting designer Duane Schuler, promising a visually stunning rendition of this beloved opera.

Performances are scheduled throughout the summer, offering multiple opportunities to witness this masterpiece at one of the most beautiful outdoor venues in the United States. Whether it's your first opera or your hundredth, "La bohème" at the Santa Fe Opera is an event not to be missed, promising an unforgettable evening of passion, friendship, and artistry under the stars.

Constance Hoffman

Costume Designer

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 30 Mar, 2025

Cosi Fan Tutte · LA Opera

Apr 25 - May 11, 2025

Tannhäuser · Houston Grand Opera

May 12 - Jun 7, 2025

Antony and Cleopatra · The Metropolitan Opera

Jun 27 - Aug 23, 2025

La bohème · Santa Fe Opera

Past events

9 - 28 Jun, 2024

Julius Caesar · Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Jul 1 - Aug 25, 2023

The Flying Dutchman · Santa Fe Opera

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