✨ Prepare two contrasting selections (aria or art song)
🎹 Pianist provided
📍 Auditions held in Phoenix and Tucson
The deadline to sign up for an audition is 5 PM on Sunday, May 17, 2026!
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Arizona Opera announces chorus auditions for the 2026/27 season, casting for *The Pirates of Penzance* and *La Traviata*. Deadline: 5 PM, Sunday, May 17, 2026. Phoenix auditions: May 22, 5–10 PM at Arizona Opera Center. Tucson auditions: May 23, 2–5 PM at Dove of Peace Church. Learn more at azopera.org/auditions. Background shows a costumed opera chorus performing on stage with raised arms.
📣 CHORUS AUDITIONS! 📣
Arizona Opera is seeking singers for its 2026/27 Season Chorus!
Take the stage in The Pirates of Penzance and La Traviata and be part of a dynamic company bringing world-class opera to Phoenix and Tucson. (1/2)
Please join the staff and board of Arizona Opera as we warmly welcome Aurelia Andrews to this new role!
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A graduate of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at LA Opera and the Glimmerglass Festival Young Artist Program, Andrews holds a master’s degree in opera coaching from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Brigham Young University.
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She has also taught Song Literature at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. As a collaborative pianist, she has appeared in numerous recitals with leading singers and has served as pianist for the Dallas Opera Competition and the Hart Institute for Women Conductors.
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In addition to her work with professional opera companies, Andrews has been a sought-after guest coach and educator, working with institutions such as the University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas, University of Iowa, Palm Beach Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, and LA Opera Opera.
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…The Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Theater und Orchester Heidelberg, Intermountain Opera Bozeman, and Pacific Opera Project.
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She is currently on the music staff at the Santa Fe Opera and has previously served in similar roles for companies across the United States and in Germany, including LA Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival…
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A highly regarded pianist, vocal coach, administrator, and educator, Andrews joins Arizona Opera after two seasons as Head of Music at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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We’re excited to announce Aurelia Andrews has been named Head of Music, Chorus Director and Principal Coach of the Marion Roose Pullin Studio for Arizona Opera, beginning with the 2026/27 Season.
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Thanks so much for attending! We hope you enjoyed the show ❤️
The masked avenger Zorro is held at sword point by Ana María Soza.
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Production photos by Tim Trumble Photography
The masked avenger Zorro effortlessly (and while flirting towards Ana María Soza) parrying a soldier’s attack at a masquerade ball.
The full cast of Héctor Armienta’s new opera ZORRO bows in front of roars of applause from Arizona Opera audience members at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, AZ.
ZORRO Composer and Librettist Héctor Armienta alongside a young audience member dressed as the masked avenger Zorro in Symphony Hall.
An INCREDIBLE start to our 2025/26 Season as Hector Armienta's ZORRO is broke fall box office records in Phoenix this past weekend!
Audiences continue to share how they loved this production and we can't wait to share it with you all in Tucson this Saturday at 2 PM at The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.
A Message from our new President & General Director, Brian DeMaris.
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See you next era...
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Hear why he believes opera is for everyone, and how Arizona Opera plans to grow and innovate in bold new ways.
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In a recent interview with KJZZ Phoenix’s The Show, Arizona Opera’s new President and General Director, Brian DeMaris, shares his inspiring journey from pianist and educator to conductor and now opera leader.
“I also look forward to sharing my passion for teaching with our youth and adult education programs and further expanding the organization’s reach to new audiences.”
Please join us in welcoming Brian to his new role!
“I look forward to expanding Arizona Opera’s role in both Phoenix and Tucson through collaborative partnerships and supporting our staff, chorus, orchestra and guest artists in engaging with the community,” DeMaris said.
His extensive resume includes conducting engagements with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra and Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, and appearances at venues ranging from Lincoln Center to the Aspen Music Festival.
Nationally recognized for his artistic versatility and commitment to education, he has worked with organizations including Anchorage Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera Columbus, El Paso Opera, Syracuse Opera, American Lyric Theatre and American Opera Projects, among many others.
DeMaris is no stranger to Arizona’s arts community, having served as Professor and Artistic Director of Music Theatre and Opera at Arizona State University since 2015. He has also previously collaborated with Arizona Opera, including conducting the recent performance of The Secret Gardener.
An accomplished conductor and passionate educator, DeMaris brings a wealth of experience across opera, musical theatre, symphonic performance, and new work development to his new role.
After an extensive international search, Arizona Opera is proud to announce Brian DeMaris has been named President & General Director!
It’s a season brimming with captivating physical sets, beautiful costumes, and sublime music that we can’t wait to share with you.
See you there!
Zorro, 2025
Madama Butterfly, 2026
Cinderella (La Cenerentola), 2026
Join us this fall as we open our 2025/26 Season with the Company Premiere of Héctor Armienta’s ZORRO, followed by the return of Giacomo Puccini’s timeless masterpiece, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, and finally the semi-staged production of Gioachino Rossini’s delightful opera, CINDERELLA (LA CENERENTOLA).
And that is all thanks to the incredible efforts of our artists, orchestra and choir, production crew, board and staff, and the support of our patrons. Thank you!
The Tell-Tale Heart, 2024 📸: John McCoy
La Bohème, 2025 📸: Tim Trumble Photography
The Secret Gardener, 2025 📸: Marion Rhodes Photography
AIDA, 2025 📸: Tim Trumble Photography
Together we explored the depths of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic tale, witnessed love unfold in Paris with a beloved Puccini classic, rediscovered a Mozart masterwork outdoors, and traversed a first-of-its-kind, one-time experimental production.
As we come to the end of our 2024/25 Season, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who joined us on this incredible operatic journey.
Photo from Arizona Opera’s 2025 production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème. From left to right: Benjamin Taylor as Marcello, Yichen Xue as Schaunard, SeokJohg Baek as Rodolfo, and Peter Barber as Colline.
Opera is cool! 😎 Especially such a beautiful one like La Bohème.
Thanks for spending your Saturday evening with us! Hope to see you at another performance soon.
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