Puccini opera gets a makeover by a stage director who gives Butterfly wings to fly and lays bare America's secret about war ...

As the leading lady of Arizona Opera’s production of “Madama Butterfly,” soprano Karen Chia-ling Ho said she is excited to be performing both with the company and in Tucson for her first time. Driven ...

Arizona Opera’s costume shop manager Kathleen Trott designed the costumes using period photographs of frontier people and classic Hollywood Westerns as guideposts. Since August, Trott and her staff, ...

If you don’t picture cowboy hats and boots when you hear the word opera, you’ve never seen Riders of the Purple Sage. It’s the first opera completely developed in Arizona, and it premiered on Saturday ...

Arizona Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The performing arts company will produce three operas: “Zorro,” “Madama Butterfly” and “Cinderella.” It will also host a presentation of internationally ...

With their productions, Arizona Opera seeks to present classic and modern operatic works. During the 2025-2026 season, they will be giving audiences a taste of different styles of opera. The company ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Opera has named Brian DeMaris as its new president and general director. DeMaris has previously collaborated with the Arizona Opera, conducting the recent performance of "The ...