25 incredible singers will take the stage for The Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Competition, for over $23,000 in awards! You won’t want to miss it. Hundreds of applicants were narrowed down to 25 to create the field of emerging opera singers who will...
Robert is a versatile musician whose musical passions span everything from Gregorian chant to contemporary musical theatre & opera, Robert Cruz currently works as a freelance musician based in Shreveport, Louisiana. A church musician since the age of 15, Robert is...
Justin Ramm-Damron, Bass-Baritone, is excited to return to Shreveport Opera for their 2025-2026 season. Last season he performed the roles of Angelotti and Jailor in Puccini’s Tosca and Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen. This year he is excited to reprise the roles of Colline...
Conner McWhirter, Tenor, is starting his 2024-2025 season as a resident Artist with Shreveport Opera. He was most recently an apprentice artist with Sarasota Opera, where he covered Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor. He received a performance diploma from Indiana...
Cambria Metzinger, Mezzo-Soprano, is delighted to return to Shreveport Opera for their 2025–2026 season. Last season, she performed the role of Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen and will return to perform Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème and Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni....
