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Opera is all about telling compelling stories through music. Most of the stories you see on stage are inspired by great literary works, historical events, legendary people, or better yet, current issues. Opera Book Club uses on-stage works as a jumping off point to read, discover, and discuss all of the above, and provides added context to enhance your experience in the theater.
Most Opera Book Club meetings take place at Union Public House in Tucson or at Changing Hands Book Store in Phoenix, and often incorporate a guest speaker to give added insight into the topic of the evening. Be sure to click on each of the events listed below to reserve your seat for the meeting. In the 2019/2020 season, we are excited to discuss the following books:
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon
Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution by Linda Hirshman
Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger
The Rainbow Trail (sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage) by Zane Grey
A Working Friendship: The correspondence between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal introduction by Edward Sackville-West
and Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits by Michael H. Kater
Upcoming Book Club Events
Tucson
In Opera Book Club, use on-stage works as a jumping off point to read, discover, and gain added context to enhance your experience in the theater. Opera Book Club meetings take place at Union Public House. Appetizers will be provided, and additional food and drink will be available for purchase.
This meeting of Opera Book Club, we’ll learn about Grey's inspiration for both Riders of the Purple Sage and The Rainbow Trail, led by members of Zane Grey's West Society.
In Opera Book Club, use on-stage works as a jumping off point to read, discover, and gain added context to enhance your experience in the theater. Opera Book Club meetings take place at Union Public House. Appetizers will be provided, and additional food and drink will be available for purchase.
Phoenix
There is much to be said about the relationship between composer Richard Strauss and his favorite librettist, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the creators of Arizona Opera’s final production of the 19/20 season, Ariadne auf Naxos. Referencing Composers of the Nazi Era and A Working Friendship, Musicologist Sabine Feisst leads a compelling discussion on the numerous collaborations between the pair, despite surrounding conflicts during the rise of Nazi Germany.