For Everyone
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 Book Club
There is perhaps no better way to explore an opera than through the stories they are based on, or reading about the creators themselves. Explore comepelling stories that connect with the drama, history and themes of the operas you love! All opera lovers and bookworks welcome!
Coffee at Kerr
Join us for a lively morning lecture series while you enjoy your morning coffee, expert insights, exclusive behind-the-scenes information, and preview performances of each upcoming production.
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.
Opera Everywhere
Experience Tucson like never before with Arizona Opera’s Opera Everywhere performances featuring the Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio and Katherine Kozak throughout the 2025/26 Season. Enjoy casual, family-friendly opera in your neighborhood—see you there!
Pre-Show Talks
Enhance your opera experience with our insightful 30-minute talks starting one hour before each main stage performance. Dive deeper into the story, music, and history behind the opera you’re about to enjoy. No registration is required, just your ticket to the performance!
Post-Show Talkbacks
Join us 15 minutes after curtain for a Post-Show Talkback featuring a select few of our Main Stage Artists, Creatives, and Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio you just saw on stage! In this Q&A style talkback, aritsts will share their experience working in the opera industry and Arizona Opera and what its like being on stage.
Talkback will take place immediately following the Sunday matinee of Madama Butterfly in Phoenix and the Saturday matinee in Tucson.
Say Hello to Opera
Presented by the Opera Guild of Southern Arizona, Say Hello to Opera gives a preview of each Arizona Opera production in the weeks leading up to the performance. Previews typically include historical and musical context on the piece as well as liver performances of musical selections performed by University of Arizona students.
