Students get a tour from a Santa Fe Opera docent. Courtesy photo
Students in Catherine Purananda’s AP Literature and Composition class at the Santa Fe Opera. Courtesy photoLAHS News:
This semester Catherine Puranananda’s AP Literature and Composition class has been working in conjunction with Santa Fe Opera in a study of Ian Frazier’s novel Cold Mountain, which will premier as an opera this season.
Earlier this spring, Los Alamos soprano Christina Martos gave a lecture to the students on opera basics. SFO’s head of education, Andrea Fellows Walters, was also a guest speaker, and provided a lecture on the Cold Mountain libretto. On Monday, students toured the entire SFO facility.
The study will conclude with attendance at an actual performance in late July.
Benjamin Reichelt, left, and Donald Haynes on the grounds of the Santa Fe Opera. Courtesy photo