<P> Coordinates: 35 ° 45 ′ 50" N 105 ° 56 ′ 49" W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.7640 ° N 105.9470 ° W ﻿ / 35.7640; - 105.9470 The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is an American opera company, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Santa Fe in the U.S. State of New Mexico . After creating the Opera Association of New Mexico in 1956, its founding director, John Crosby, oversaw the building of the first opera house on a newly acquired former guest ranch of 199 acres (0.81 km). </P> <P> The company has presented operas each summer festival season since July 1957, and is internationally known for introducing new operas as well as for its productions of the standard operatic repertoire . Since its inception, The Santa Fe Opera has staged 43 American premieres and 15 world premieres, as of 2017 . </P>

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