Opera merged in Italy and Dafne, written by Jacopo Peri around 1597 is the earliest composition considered opera.

 
     
   
 
Arizona Opera is the state's only producer of professional grand opera, and performs its five-opera season in both Tucson and Phoenix. Its educational programming, including a school tour that reaches thousands of students each fall, provides opportunities for lifelong learning to Arizona communities.  
     
 
     
   
 
Arizona Theatre Company is proud to be the state’s leading professional theatre, and celebrates its 40th anniversary with the 2006-2007 season. ATC generally stages six productions each season (September – May) and they can be seen at the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson and the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.  
     
 
     
   
 
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is Tucson's legendary landmark of southwestern art and architecture created by Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia. A national historic district, the 10-acre foothills retreat includes the sprawling adobe gallery, gift shop, Mission in the Sun, DeGrazia's former home and gravesite.  
     
 
     
   
 
The Fox Theatre is a 1929 Southwestern art deco movie palace restored and reopened in 2006. 1,200 seats ideal for special events at Tucson’s premiere entertainment venue for all ages.  
     
 
 
 
 
   
 
Founded in 1924, and located in the historic El Presidio District, the The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block maintains a permanent collections of more than 6,000 works of art.  
     
 
     
   
 
Founded in 1929, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continuing, professional performing arts organization in the state of Arizona, and the oldest symphony orchestra in the Southwest.  
     
 
     
   
 
We’ll surprise you with our intriguing collections of classic and contemporary art. From the medieval to the modern, explore over seven centuries of paintings, prints and sculpture. Our changing exhibits feature the works of distinguished as well as emerging artists.  
     

 

 

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