Opera Review: "The Golden Cockerel" By Desiree Mays • Jul 13, 2017 ShareTweetEmail The "town square" set from a 1909 production of "The Golden Cockerel," designed by Ivan Bilibin. Desiree Mays discusses The Golden Cockerel, Russian master orchestrator Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's politically charged posthumous opera. The Santa Fe Opera performs Cockerel July 15, 19, and 28; and August 3, 9, and 18. Listen Listening... / ShareTweetEmail