Tucson Seats-for-Students

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Grade Level: Each performance is individually rated.
Cost: FREE for Title 1 Schools, $5 per student including College, $10 per chaperone
Chaperone Requirement: One supervising teacher (complementary ticket provided) per 10 students. Additional adult tickets must be requested and approved by Arizona Opera.

2022/2023 Season Tucson Seats-for-Students Performances:

Tosca

Date: Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Linda Rondstat Music Hall
Rating: PG-13 (for sensitive material, including violence and death)
Language: Performed in Italian with English supertitles
Length: 3 hours

A political thriller, set in Rome in June 1800, Tosca tells a story of passionate, yet tender love, jealousy, betrayal, lust, and self-sacrifice. Tosca’s action takes place over a span of less than 24 hours during the Napoleonic wars and amidst great political unrest, making it one of the most dramatic thrill rides in opera.

The Sound of Music

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Linda Rondstat Music Hall
Rating: PG
Language: Performed in English with English supertitles
Length: 3 hours

Fall in love all over again with this timeless classic! A wonderful opportunity to bring the entire family to Arizona Opera and experience familiar favorites and beloved characters. This treasured musical is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, and set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938. The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun.

The Magic Flute

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Linda Rondstat Music Hall
Rating: PG
Language: Performed in German with English supertitles
Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Mozart’s beloved classic, The Magic Flute, is a fairytale of darkness and light, which explores the journey in search of truth and reason, love and enlightenment.

As the action unfolds, Tamino, a prince lost in a foreign land, is pursued by a terrifying monster. He is rescued by three mysterious ladies, who kill the monster and give Tamino a picture of Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, with whom he falls instantly in love. They tell him that Pamina has been captured by the powerful and evil Sarastro, and Tamino vows to rescue her.

IMPORTANT: To attend a Tucson Seats-for-Students performance, you are required to be a CURRENT student and MUST present a student ID when picking up your ticket if you are not traveling with a large school group. If you are not able to present your student ID when picking up your ticket at will-call you will not be allowed into the event.
No school ID? Before completing your reservation, indicate in the notes section why you cannot present an ID. Arizona Opera will verify your reservation and contact you if there are any issues.

Important Information about Tucson Seats-for-Students:

Safety Protocols will follow those established for Main Stage performances and will be announced soon.
All tickets will remain at will call (unless otherwise specified) and can be picked up at the box office at Linda Rondstat Music Hall beginning at 6 PM.