Fri. 7/26 10a: An opera based on the life of Oscar Wilde gives its world premiere performances this summer at the Santa Fe Opera. "Oscar," with music by Theodore Morrison and a libretto by Morrison and John Cox, opens on July 27 and runs through August 17. Outside on the Opera's patio, Spencer Beckwith talks with the star of "Oscar," the American countertenor for whom the opera was written, David Daniels.
Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.