The Phoenix Opera is a professional opera company located in Phoenix, Arizona and is an affiliate member of OPERA America. The company was founded under the name the Phoenix Metropolitan Opera in 2006 by Artistic Director John Massaro and Creative Director Gail Dubinbaum. Massaro and Dubinbaum are married and have both had highly successful musical careers, working with such prestigious companies as the Metropolitan Opera among others. The 2007 inaugural season included only one fully staged opera, Puccini's La Bohème.

In 2008/09, the company presented two fully staged productions: Verdi'sAida and Puccini's Tosca. In the 2009/10 season the company presented Carmenand Madama Butterfly conducted by Massaro. In the 2010/11 season the company will present The Magic Flute and La Traviata. The company performs all of its productions at the Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix). Notable artists to have sung with the company include soprano Marie Te Hapuku, Fabiana Bravo, Mauro Augustini and Donnie Ray Albert.