UPCOMING: Sing to Love, February 11 & 12; Acts of Love & Desperation, May 26 & 27. Click here for details!
Spotlight on Opera is an exciting and intensive community opera troupe dedicated to providing training and performance opportunities to career track and avocational singers aged 15 and up. We are currently embarking on our 6th season.
Our caring staff of professional opera singers, pianists, and educators works with each singer to provide guidance and growth as an artist. Our membership consists of a core group of singers from all walks of life --- high school and college students, aspiring professional singers, dedicated hobbyists, and even young professionals. We strive to give every singer a chance to experience the spotlight for themselves, and to bring our audience members creative, fun, intimate, and high quality performances. We make opera accessible to everyone. Membership is by audition.
The summer version of Spotlight on Opera is an intensive workshop including private voice lessons, master classes, and performance opportunities including concerts, opera excerpt programs, and a full one-act opera. Admittance is by audition.
Past seasons have included our popular Song Café staged art song program, Sing to Love Valentine's Day Concert, the Glitter and Be Gay Opera Gala, Opera Scenes Showcase, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, Cavalleria Rusticana, and The Marriage of Figaro, The Telephone, The Medium, A Hand of Bridge, and Trouble in Tahiti. Our most recent season featured nine performances including the Aria Extravaganza concert, two versions of Song Cafe, two unique Opera Scenes Showcases, and fully staged and costumed original language productions of Falstaff and Carmen.
Please visit the Upcoming Performances page for information about future performances or to join our mailing list
The 2011-12 season includes Aria by Request: Design Your Own Concert; Opera Scenes Showcase; Sing to Love Valentine's Day Concert; Acts of Desperation (full acts of different operas staged in one evening); and a mini-series of faculty concerts, including Bruce Cain, Baritone and David Asbury, Guitar in Concert; and My Romance Classical Cabaret with Cindy Sadler and Nicholas Simpson.
Please see the Program Info page for audition information for the Fall/Spring season. Summer Season audition information is not yet available.
You may also use the Contact page to email Program Director Cindy Sadler directly.
"I have never before been able to explore my love of music and performance with a group of this level of dedication and professionalism."
Spotlight on Opera is grateful for the continued support of The Bachus Conservatory and StageTech.