Mark Mulholland, dressed as a contemporary Faust, kisses his girlfriend, Kelly Stark, during a tailgating party for the opening night of Faust at the opera in 2011.
The Santa Fe Opera has been one of the city's jewels since its first performance in 1957, and remains one of the summer's most celebrated events.Â
Backstage of Santa Fe Opera, circa 1967.
Tony Perry/Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Negative No. HP.2010.24.24
The Santa Fe Opera north of Santa Fe, circa 1960.
Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Negative No. HP.2007.20.476
Staircase to nowhere following the July 27, 1967, fire that destroyed the original Santa Fe Opera house.
Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Negative No. 164207
Composer Igor Stavinsky, right, with Santa Fe Opera Director John Crosby, circa 1967.
Tony Perry/Courtesy of the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), Negative No. HP.2010.24.11
Mark Mulholland, dressed as a contemporary Faust, kisses his girlfriend, Kelly Stark, during a tailgating party for the opening night of Faust at the opera in 2011.
New Mexican archive photo
A bust takes on a distinct John Lennon look in the prop room of the Santa Fe Opera in 2007.
