Abstract: The reading and dissemination of opera texts are widely documented in Ming-dynasty novels, reflecting the diverse ways opera art was received in the Ming Dynasty. Classical Chinese novels such as Zhongqing Liji and Xunfang Yaji often treat classic operas like The Western Chamber and The Peony Pavilion as reading materials within the narrative, focusing on their themes and plots and embodying an acceptance characterized by the interweaving of refined and popular tastes. Vernacular novels display greater diversity, covering zaju poetic dramas, chuanqi operas, and folk performing arts, as well as the timely spread of newly composed works. The circulation of opera texts was influenced by the political environment, the development of the printing industry, and the composition of the readership. With the prosperity of publishing in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, interactions between opera and fiction intensified, yet overall, records of opera editions in Ming novels are less detailed than those in the Qing Dynasty. As carriers of opera texts, novels further expanded the social influence of opera, making it an important medium of cultural communication at that time.