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Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast

The sunset as seen from a hill near the Santa Fe Opera on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. The Santa Fe Opera is back at its open-air theater in the high desert of New Mexico. The first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience. State restrictions on performances and crowds lifted last month, but the opera house is still playing it safe. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) The Santa Fe Opera is seen on Friday, June 18, 2021, outside Santa Fe, N.M. The Santa Fe Opera is back at its open-air theater in the high desert of New Mexico. The first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience. State restrictions on performances and crowds lifted last month, but the opera house is still playing it safe. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) Workers prepare the Santa Fe Opera for its first shows of the pandemic on Friday, June 18, 2021, outside Santa Fe, N.M. The Santa Fe Opera ran its first show since the pandemic began, in a venue uniquely suited for virus safety: the performance space is outdoors, albeit covered by a roof. Staff concerns over safety, international visa snags for performers and masked rehearsals have been a barrier but the show, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), went on. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) The Santa Fe Opera is seen Friday, June 18, 2021, outside Santa Fe, N.M. The Santa Fe Opera is back at its open-air theater in the high desert of New Mexico. The first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience. State restrictions on performances and crowds lifted last month, but the opera house is still playing it safe. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) An opera attendee gets cucumber water during intermission at the opening show of the Santa Fe Opera on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. The first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience. State restrictions on performances and crowds lifted last month, but the opera house is still playing it safe. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)