2024 repertoire

June 16 -July 15 in Shreveport, LA

ARIA EXTRAVAGANZA

The Spotlight Stars of 2024 burst onto the Shreveport arts scene with a showcase of their very best arias. Grab this ground-floor opportunity to hear our talented young artists at the very beginning of the season, and marvel at their exponential growth over just five short but very intensive weeks!

the mai frances doles memorial opera in concert: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

by giuseppe verdi

Each season we offer a masterwork in concert, honoring one of Shreveport’s greatest opera lovers and arts supporters, Mai Frances Doles, Jr. Faculty, students, and guest artists come together to perform a major work and raise money for our scholarship program, to ensure affordable quality training for the stars of tomorrow. In 2024, we offer Verdi’s tale of loyalty, love, and revenge: Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball). Sung in Italian with supertitles.

three acts of love:

Excerpts from La Traviata, Eugene Onegin, & Carmen

One night. Three acts from three very different operas. Each tells part of a love story … let your imagination fill in the rest. By showcasing Act I of La traviata and Eugene Onegin and Act II of Carmen, our young artists enjoy a wide variety of opportunity, while you enjoy a sampler of the best opera has to offer. Sung in original languages with English supertitles. Please note: repertoire is subject to change depending on available talent.

touring children’s opera

Each season, Spotlight on Opera brings free fun to greater Caddo Parrish via our touring kids’ opera. In 2024, we gave 12 performances at Shreve Memorial Library branches, the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, the R.W. Norton Gallery, Community Renewal Friendship Houses, and the Louisiana State Exhibits Museum. If you would like us to visit your school or organization, please contact info@spotlightonopera.com. Performance dates are available between June 24 and July 12, 2024.

THE PLAYGROUND KING: A TOURING CHILDREN’S OPERA

by sarah c. quires

Each season, Spotlight on Opera brings free fun to greater Caddo Parrish via our touring kids’ opera. The Playground King is a fun, frolicking short opera that tunefully teaches the value of friendship while speaking out against bullying.

We’re booked up for 2024, but if you would like us to visit your school or organization in the future, please contact info@spotlightonopera.com. And stay tuned for a list of performance dates and locations!

welcome concert

Each Spotlight season kicks off with a free faculty concert welcoming our 2024 students to Shreveport and Spotlight on Opera. Our faculty and staff of professional singers strut their stuff in a fun, informal concert, followed by a reception. The general public is invited to join in and get to know your Spotlight family!