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Arizona Opera Book Club

Join the Arizona Opera Book Club as we explore the literature, history, and inspiration behind each dazzling opera of our 2025/26 Main Stage Season.
 

How to Join: 

Registering for book club will guarantee that you receive up to date information, meeting dates, and special messages.

 


2025/26 Season Book Selections:
 

The Mark of ZorroSun of Blood and RuinM. ButterflyButterfly's ChildCinderella & Company

 

Zorro

The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley
Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares

 

Madama Butterfly

M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
Butterfly's Child by Angela Davis-Gardner

 

Cinderella (lA cENERENTOLA)

Cinderella & Company: Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli by Manuela Hoelterhoff


Meeting Dates:

Zorro
September 10, 2025 | Tucson | Stacks Book Club
September 15, 2025 | Phoenix | Changing Hands Bookstore Phoenix

Madama Butterfly
January 14, 2026 | Tucson | Stacks Book Club
January 22, 2026 | Phoenix | Changing Hands Bookstore Phoenix

Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
April 16, 2026 | Phoenix | Symphony Hall
April 24, 2026 | Tucson | The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
 

Registration coming soon!
 


Still need more to read? 

Handpicked reads from the Ravenous Readers team at Pima County Public Library.

Zorro

The Treasure Hunter's Club by Tom Ryan
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

 

Madama Butterfly

Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
Puccini by Ian Christians

 

Cinderella (lA cENERENTOLA)

Cinderfella by Nikki Woolfolk
Ash by Malinda Lo
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

 


 

Thank you to our Book Club Partners!

Stacks Book ClubPima County Public LibraryChanging Hands Bookstore


Arizona Opera’s NextGen programs are made possible, in part, thanks to generous support from: Ted Stephan Teaching Artist Endowment Fund, Drs. Herschel and Jill* Rosenzweig, The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, Molly Blank Fund, Jeannette Segel, SRP, Invest in Kids Charitable Gift Fund, The H.S. Lopez Family Foundation, APS, A gift in memory of Elsa Reichenbach, The Arizona Republic, Marlu Allan & Scott Stallard*, City of Peoria, First Western Trust, The Krumholz Foundation, Desert Diamond Casino, Jim Click Automotive, and a consortium of individual donors.