Scalia/Ginsburg is a clever and moving tribute to the extraordinary friendship between two of the most iconic Justices in American history, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Though often in sharp disagreement on the bench, they shared a deep and enduring bond rooted in a mutual love of opera, fine dining, and travel. The work weaves legal citations and excerpts from landmark opinions into recognizable melodies from the operatic canon, creating a tapestry of music and meaning that is at once playful and profound. It offers a powerful reminder that disagreement and respect can coexist. As the opera suggests, “We are different, we are one.”

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Scalia/Ginsburg

Herberger Theater Center

Tucson Convention Center

When Catherine, the daughter of a late prize-winning mathematician, allows her father’s protege access to his archives, he discovers an impossible math proof – improbably solved. What follows is a debate over the proof’s true author, a clash between sisters over plans for the estate, and a romance that pushes Catherine to trust her heart. A story about escaping the isolation of genius and embracing the promise of love, Proof is the inspirational story we all need right now.

Proof

Rio Salado Park

Temple of Music and Art

The 112th Season starts with Dvořák’s vibrant Carnival Overture and Beethoven’s poetic Fourth Piano Concerto performed by QC-native Thomas Sauer. The night closes with Berlioz’s spellbinding Symphonie fantastique, a whirlwind of obsession, dreams, and dazzling orchestral color.

Masterworks I: Symphonie fantastique

Adler Theatre

Centennial Hall

This opening night bursts with vocal brilliance as the extraordinary sopranista Maayan Licht, named “Best Newcomer” at the Oper! Awards 2025, dazzles in virtuosic operatic arias. Interwoven with sparkling orchestral interludes and Gould’s celebratory American Salute, the season begins with theatrical flair and radiant vocal artistry.

Cycle One: Sopranista Fireworks

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Tucson

DesertView Performing Arts Center

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_ZQW5C2pw&amp;t=2s

The Artelize Podcast Presenting Will Shutes: 'Bring it down out of the clouds to human being level'

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Folk and classical music from 11 different countries, featuring the beautiful Heyr Himna Smidur by Icelandic composer Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson, and works by four Tucson composers.

Let All Nations Sing

Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Take a musical journey through Paris, Harlem, Vienna, and the Quad Cities. Mozart’s Paris Symphony and Ellington’s Harlem shine alongside Suppé’s lively overture, while Jim Stephenson’s CitySpeaks brings our community to life through orchestra, spoken word, visuals, and the voice of Bix Beiderbecke.

Masterworks II: Cityscapes Home & Abroad

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Gerald Karni, conductor Dario Brignoli, clarinet Jennifer Higdon: The Blue Cathedral Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Brahms: Symphony No. 4

Brahms' Fourth : Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Catalina Foothills High School

Elegance and grandeur meet in a program of lyrical beauty and sweeping Romantic drama. The evening begins with the graceful charm of Rosamunde Overture before Richard White’s expressive English Horn Concerto highlights the instrument’s warm, singing voice. After intermission, Tchaikovsky’s monumental Symphony No. 5 in E minor brings epic emotional power to a thrilling conclusion.

Cycle Two: Epic & Lyric

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Katharina Wincor, conductor Trio Con Brio, violin, cello, and piano Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz Beethoven: Triple Concerto Dvorák: Symphony No. 7

Beethoven Triple Concerto : Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Brad Williams brings his The Tall Tales Tour to The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Sunday, November 22.

Brad Williams: The Tall Tales Tour

This beloved American musical blends horror, comedy, and a pop-infused score into a sci-fi love story about the dark side of success. When meek florist Seymour discovers a strange and unusual plant, his dream of winning the girl he loves begins to grow … right along with the plant’s bloodthirsty appetite. Chaos erupts in this gleeful story packed with songs inspired by 1960s doo-wop, Motown, rock, and pop. This family friendly musical will take you on a joyful ride from Skid Row to Somewhere That’s Green!

Little Shop of Horrors

Music for Chanukah, Christmas, Diwali, and other winter festivals both sacred and secular, and a world premiere by Michael Kaulkin. Both concerts will be performed with chamber orchestra drawn from SASO members.

Midwinter Lights

Jewish Community Center

This electrifying program traces the evolution of dramatic rhythm across centuries. Beethoven’s noble classicism meets the vibrant pulse of American theater, as the evening moves from the heroic drama of Egmont Overture and his luminous Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 to the jazz-infused brilliance of Gershwin and Bernstein.

Cycle Three: From Beethoven to Broadway

Set sail on a topsy-turvy adventure with Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved operetta, The Pirates of Penzance.

This delightful comedy follows young Frederic, mistakenly apprenticed to a band of tender-hearted pirates. On the eve of his 21st birthday, he’s ready to leave piracy behind, only to fall head-over-heels for Mabel, the daughter of the delightfully bumbling Major-General Stanley. But just as freedom and love seem within reach, a famously “ingenious paradox” turns his world upside down: born on leap day, Frederic is technically only five years old… and still bound to the pirates.

The Pirates of Penzance is packed with witty wordplay, sword fighting, and iconic songs, including the rapid-fire “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General.” Fun for the whole family, it showcases Gilbert and Sullivan at their best with a spirited mix of romance and satire that has dazzled audiences for generations.

The Pirates of Penzance

Phoenix Convention Center

It’s opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, and despite the troupe’s best efforts, mishaps are causing mayhem on stage. From wayward props to malfunctioning scenery and unexpected understudies, the show must go on. But will the theater still be standing at the end of the performance? Fueled by energetic physical comedy and trick scenery, this award-winning sensation is perfect for the whole family.

The Play that Goes Wrong

Violinist Bella Hristova returns for Britten’s passionate and expressive First Violin Concerto. Sibelius’s sweeping First Symphony completes the program with Nordic drama, soaring melodies, and powerful emotional depth.

Masterworks IV: Sibelius Symphony No. 1

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Michelle Di Russo, conductor Gustav Highstein, oboe Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite Dan Coleman: Motif or Memory Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 : Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Tucson Symphony Orchestra José Luis Gómez, conductor TSO Chorus Brenda Rae, soprano Edward Vogel, baritone Buxtehude: Chaconne (orch. Chávez) Mozart: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio! Mozart: Ma che vi fece ... Sperai vicino il lido Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

Brahms' Requiem : Tucson Symphony Orchestra

When a young man arrives in 1904 Pittsburgh seeking a fresh start, he becomes entangled in a local dispute. Aunt Ester, a 285-year old spiritual matriarch, takes him on a journey to a mythological city which connects him to his ancestors, defines his duty to the town, and introduces him to the love of his life. The first chronological play in August Wilson’s ten-play American Century Cycle, “Gem of the Ocean” is a powerful and poetic story of redemption, history, and self-determination.

Gem of the Ocean

From the passionate nationalism of Finlandia to the radiant serenity of Lux Aeterna, this program journeys from dramatic Nordic landscapes to luminous choral transcendence. Along the way, Forsyth’s Viola Concerto and Grieg’s beloved piano concerto add Romantic fire and virtuosity.

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra

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Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra

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Little Shop of Horrors

Arizona Theatre Company

Midwinter Lights

Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra

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Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra

The Pirates of Penzance

Arizona Opera

The Play that Goes Wrong

Arizona Theatre Company

Masterworks IV: Sibelius ...

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Brahms' Requiem : Tucson ...

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Gem of the Ocean

Arizona Theatre Company

Cycle Four: From Nordic F...

Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra