Opera returns to open-air desert theater with diverse cast CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press / Report for America July 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20Opera singers rehearse a scene from Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) at the Santa Fe Opera for its first show of the pandemic on Friday, June 18, 2021, outside 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. The performance of “The Marriage of Figaro” was sold out, with some seats empty for distancing.Cedar Attanasio/APShow MoreShow Less