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, ...

A Tucson opera fan is kicking in $225,000 to underwrite Arizona Opera’s classics series through the company’s 50th anniversary season in 2021-22. Arizona Opera is also bringing Matthew Polenzani, one ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — For the first time since the pandemic began, Arizona Opera returns to the stage with a Christmas mariachi opera called "El Milagro del Recuerdo" (The Miracle of Remembering). It ...

As part of its Reimagined 2020/21 Season, Arizona Opera has announced details of its upcoming spring program, Arizona Arias. Arizona Arias Episode 1 will premiere virtually on Sunday, March 14 at 6 PM ...

Arizona Opera is excited to collaborate with Arizona native and Poet Laureate Alberto "Tito" Ríos on the U.S. premiere of Arizona Lady. Ríos, who worked closely with Arizona Lady conductor Kathleen ...

It is a unique experience when the sound of a single voice has the power to saturate not merely a room, but caress the soul. No longer are your emotions your own, they belong to the voice; it consumes ...

Marlu Allan and Scott Stallard of Payson have donated $1 million to Arizona Opera. The Phoenix-based opera company announced the gift on Thursday, April 20. Allan and Stallard are longtime supporters ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Opera will be presenting some of the genre’s newest selections at its New Works Festival, taking place from May 10-12. The event will be taking place at the Arizona Opera Center ...

Arizona Opera recently received a $2 million gift from patrons Kay and Ron McDougall. The funds will support the opera’s new RED Series, which kicks off during the 2018-19 season. Kay serves on ...

Passion, mysticism and a touch of the West West fire up Arizona Opera's stage this season. A love affair with the Southwest kicks off in October with the first major United States opera house premiere ...

PHOENIX – Opera usually conjures to mind images of a stage, a cast of performers, the sound of booming music and the feeling of a collective audience. So, what happens when those feelings and images ...

Baritone Morgan Smith is known for starring in contemporary operas, having originated roles in the world-premiere productions of Jake Heggie’s “Moby-Dick” and “For a Look or a Touch.” He is also known ...