For Families
Student Previews
Special tickets are available for the final dress rehearsal performance of every Main Stage opera. These previews are reserved exclusively for students to get swept away by great music and stories - while enhancing classroom learning.
Tucson Seats-for-Students
Student tickets are available for the Saturday matinee performance of each 2025/26 Season Main Stage production at The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall. Registration is required and seats are limited.
Scotts Seats
The Arizona Opera Student Recognition Program (Scott's Seats) is designed to recognize students or fellow teachers for their exemplary efforts, community service, citizenship, volunteer service, etc. If students are nominated for a reason besides academics, they should demonstrat a positive academic effort, good school attendance, and good disipline.
Family Day
Join us for our annual Family Day's at Arizona Opera! This fun-filled event invites friends and family of all ages to enjoy kid-friendly opera performances in English, perfect for introducing our young audiences to the magic of opera. With engaging activities, live music, and stories everyone can follow, it's a day of entertainment the whole family will love!
2025/26 Family Day Performances:
Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2 PM at the Berger Performing Arts Center (Tucson)
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 12 PM at the Tucson Museum of Art Second SundAZe (Tucson)
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Scottsdale ArtsFest (Phoenix)
Saturday May 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM at the Arizona Opera Center (Phoenix)
Opera For Lunch: Arizona Opera Recital Series
Step away from your desk and experience world-class singing with our Opera For Lunch Recital Series! Join us for our free, 30-minute lunchtime recitals each month at the Arizona Opera Center. You are welcome to bring your lunch or purchase a boxed lunch catered by Sacks Sandwiches! Registration is encouraged.
Musical Storytime with Arizona Opera
Join members of the Arizona Opera Education Department for Storytime with a musical twist! Travel with us as we visit Cinderella, explore the forest with Hansel and Gretel, take up residence at The Metropolitan Opera House, and more! Each selected story is woven together with musical experts to enhance the story being presented.
Interested in enjoying a Musical Storytime live and in person? We would love to visit your school or library with live singers and musicians as we dive deeper into our stories together.
For inquiries contact the education department at education@azopera.org.