With 23 years of training aspiring opera artists and entrepreneurs, Spotlight on Opera joins Tulsa Opera as its newest education partner. Spotlight is an artistic entrepreneurship and summer training program for aspiring singers aged 15 and up, regardless of their professional aspirations. Spotlight expands Tulsa Opera’s educational programming to include high school to post-graduate students and provide them with a vital step in their journey to becoming professional artists, teachers, technical theater professionals, conductors, and coach pianists.
For Tulsa audiences, Spotlight on Opera at Tulsa Opera (SOTO) offers a summer of exciting opera entertainment, including:
FREE Welcome Concert
Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m. at Baden Hall, The Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S. Boulder
The Aria Extravaganza Concert
Friday, July 25, 7 p.m. at Trinity Woods Retirement Community, 4134 E 31st St, Tulsa, OK 74135
Tosca in Concert with the Tulsa Opera Orchestra
Saturday, July 26, 7 p.m. at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, 1301 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119
Cavalleria rusticana
Friday, August 1, 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 2, 7 p.m. at the Studio Theater at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, Tulsa Community College, 10300 E 81st St, Tulsa, OK 74133
La traviata
Saturday, August 9, 7 p.m. and Sunday, August 10, 2 p.m. at the Studio Theater at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, Tulsa Community College, 10300 E 81st St, Tulsa, OK 74133
AUDITION FOR SPOTLIGHT’S 2025 SEASON
Auditions for the 2025 season remain open with select roles available. Please see available roles for a current list.
The curriculum includes 1:1 voice lessons, musical and dramatic coachings, and career consultations; classes in acting, diction, the Business of Singing, Development/Fundraising, special topics, and the Audition Makeover Masterclass. Spend the summer honing your artistic skills, adding to your resume, and building your business!
Apply here.
What does Spotlight on Opera at Tulsa Opera do?
Spotlight on Opera at Tulsa Opera is a summer training program offering role study, performance experience, and classes designed to meet the artist at their level and provide a transformational experience that will boost them to take their artistry to the next level.
Who can participate in Spotlight? What skill level is required?
Singers aged 15 and up with an interest in singing opera, classical music, and musical theater are welcome to attend. Professional track, opera-adjacent, and avocational singers are welcome and encouraged. This is a very intensive program and you must be able to read, learn, and memorize music on your own.
What are the audition requirements?
3 – 5 opera or oratorio arias (aria antiche, i.e. the 24 Italian Songs & Arias, count!), classical art songs, and/or musical theatre pieces may be used for auditions. We strongly encourage you to choose the pieces that best show off your current skill level and that you feel great singing! If you would like to be considered for a leading role, at least 2 of your selections should be opera arias.
Download our 2025 Program Details below!
Industry Days
August 8-10, 2025
Hear pre-screened professional, early-career, and young artists for YAPs, mainstage, and graduate school programs.
Register to hear auditions for the 2025 Industry Days here.
Professional Singers – Register to sing for the 2025 Industry Days here.