The Shreveport Opera is an

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in the city of

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. The opera performs at the RiverView Theater with its offices located at 6969 Fern Loop, suite 206 The opera began in the late 1940s and has continued until the present day. It is the second largest of four opera companies in the state. In the 1960s, many famous singers appeared in Shreveport including Placido Domingo, Lucine Amara, Teresa Stratas, and Beverly Sills.

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