The lead tenor role in Donizetti’s comic opera “Daughter of the Regiment,” which made a star of Luciano Pavarotti in the 1970′s, is known for its plethora of high C’s. Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez as the lovesick Tonio brought the Metropolitan Opera crowd to its feet late in Act 1 on Monday night...
- Opera musicians
The musicians of the Arizona Opera Orchestra add musical thrills, excitement and drama to the critically-acclaimed productions at Arizona Opera. This is our mission.
- Reaching out
Embarking on outreach efforts has created a ripple effect of other opportunities.
AZOOMA is committed to participating in the “Backstage” concert each year with the opera chorus and making the “Out of the Pit” concert series an annual event.
- History
Arizona Opera made a strong artistic commitment to the cultural life of Phoenix & Tucson. In 1998, it established a dedicated orchestra and principal conductor for the opera.Since the arrival of Maestro Joel Revzen in 2003, the company and the orchestra has continued to grow and thrive.
- Questions?
In 2007 we surveyed the opera musicians to find out answers to the top 13 questions people ask about us.
This survey was organized into a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
- Contract Negotiations
AZOOMA, the Arizona Opera and American Federation of Musicians Local 586 engage in contract negotiations every 3 years.These negotiations determine working conditions and wages, among other things.
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Tod Machover and the Future of Music
Tod Machover (the brain behind Guitar Hero) of the MIT Media Lab gives a fascinating 20-minute lecture/demonstration on new frontiers in music, including a new opera, “Death and the Powers.” Please visit our main...
Old Rivals Unite in Cleveland
A recent article in Cleveland’s newspaper The Plain Dealer chronicles the recent ups and downs at Opera Cleveland. A revolving door in administration has added an extra dramatic element. “It seems like we’ve been...
Six Degrees of AZOOMA
Ordered in a free-associative manner – similar to the popular trivia game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – six general topics address current issues of interest in the classical music community, from famous opera...
Bombs Away
British critic and author Norman Lebrecht really, really doesn’t like Herbert von Karajan, one of the most renowned orchestra and opera conductors of the 20th century. Mr. Lebrecht assigns all sorts of blame on...
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