Opera in Santa FE 8/17

Monday 8/17 headed off to Santa Fe. Wanted to see the opera La Traviata. Purchased the ticket the previous week. The trip to SFe was five hours. Not bad. Overnight at the Motel6 about 8 mi from the SF opera house.
The opera house is located off the 85/285 Hwy up in the hills. Great sunset view. Its outside but covered in Sail cloth. Every sit has a view of the stage.
The performance was awesome. Natalie Dessay from France played the lead role of Violetta. In fact the whole cast was great. The stage production was really different. No scenery but various size blocks that were moved around for each "Act" (four acts). Very clever. It was well worth the trip.


View of SF opera house (pic taken from Website)
Entrance

View accross the Hwy

Buses unloading people