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In 1956 a musician from New York set out to establish an opera company in the New Mexico desert, said Rahul Jacob in the Financial Times. In search of the perfect place, John Crosby ordered a rifle to be fired repeatedly, until he found a spot

Mesas and Mozart in the desert

In 1956 a musician from New York set out to establish an opera company in the New Mexico desert, said Rahul Jacob in the Financial Times. In search of the perfect place, John Crosby ordered a rifle to be fired repeatedly, until he found a spot “where the echo suggested the ideal setting.” Then Crosby bought an old ranch and found backing for his audacious vision from the local business community. The Santa Fe Opera was born. Today the typical starting time for open-air performances is sunset—always a melodramatic, Technicolor affair as the sky reddens over the mesa. Of course, you can also explore that landscape for yourself. One must-see in town is the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer with an exhibition of paintings she made while living here. What could be better than exploring by day the mesas O’Keeffe painted, and then at night listening to an opera by Mozart?

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