The Shreveport Opera Resident Artist Program affords young and emerging professional singers and pianists the opportunity to build their skills within a professional opera company setting. Each season, the Resident Artists (consisting of four singers and one pianist) perform and/or cover leading, supporting, comprimario, and ensemble roles in the three mainstage productions. They receive coachings and attend workshops with visiting artists, appear as featured soloists with area orchestras and choruses, and serve as paid choir members in local churches.

Perhaps the most important part of the Resident Artists’ position is their participation in the Shreveport Opera Xpress (or “SOX”) program. As a member of the SOX program, Resident Artists music and theatre into the communities of Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas.

The SOX program features two children’s operas that not only expose children opera, but also discuss presents important lessons on subjects from diversity to health and wellness, acceptance and bullying to the virtues of honesty, et al. During the season, these operas are seen by thousands of school children from kindergarten to high school. The SOX program also performs concerts of opera, musical theatre, and the great American Songbook (called, “Operatizers”) for senior centers, community centers, and private functions.

Along with a weekly stipend, the Resident Artists receive housing, transportation to all company events, and a travel stipend.

For information about auditions, click here.