Arizona Opera has performed Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” eight times since its inaugural 1972-73 season. There’s a reason Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is so popular — it is beautiful. The company presents the opera for the ninth time Jan. 28-29 at Tucson Music Hall, also as part of the Song Festival. It’s about a geisha in love with an American navy officer who turns out to be quite the cad. It all leads to tragedy, of course.
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Zane Grey’s novels were once the thing to read. Now, his “Riders of the Purple Sage” could be the thing to see. This will be the first world premiere produced by Arizona Opera. It’s set in Zane’s wild west and adapted by composer Craig Bohmler. It’s Feb. 25-26 at Tucson Music Hall.
