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:
Signing up for updates and reminders ensures you receive all the latest information, meeting dates, and special messages. This does not guarantee a reserved spot. If you would like to reserve a spot, please click the "Reserve Your Spot!" button under the meeting dates below.
2025/26 Season Book Selections:
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
Recommendation from Madama Butterfly Stage Director, Mo Zhou: Tea by Velina Hasu Houston
lA cENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
Cinderella & Company: Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli by Manuela Hoelterhoff
Meeting Dates:
Madama Butterfly
January 14, 2026 | Tucson | Stacks Book Club
January 22, 2026 | Phoenix | Arizona Opera Center
La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
April 16, 2026 | Phoenix | Symphony Hall
April 24, 2026 | Tucson | The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
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
lA cENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
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!
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.
Upcoming Book Club Events
Tucson
Join the Arizona Opera Book Club as we dive into the literary works, historical figures, and big ideas that inspire the operas of our Main Stage season. Whether we're reading a classic novel, a modern retelling, or a biography, each selection offers new insight into the drama you’ll see on stage.
Join the Arizona Opera Book Club as we dive into the literary works, historical figures, and big ideas that inspire the operas of our Main Stage season. Whether we're reading a classic novel, a modern retelling, or a biography, each selection offers new insight into the drama you’ll see on stage.
Phoenix
Join the Arizona Opera Book Club as we dive into the literary works, historical figures, and big ideas that inspire the operas of our Main Stage season. Whether we're reading a classic novel, a modern retelling, or a biography, each selection offers new insight into the drama you’ll see on stage.
Join the Arizona Opera Book Club as we dive into the literary works, historical figures, and big ideas that inspire the operas of our Main Stage season. Whether we're reading a classic novel, a modern retelling, or a biography, each selection offers new insight into the drama you’ll see on stage.