Shreveport Opera - Madama Butterfly by Puccini Saturday March 31, 2012

The Shreveport Opera presents its final opera of the 2011-2012 season on Saturday, March 31 at downtown Riverview Theater - Puccini's Madama Butterfly. From the opera pit, Jerry Shannon conducts the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra.

Graphics from the Shreveport Opera website.

Shreveport Opera for tickets and online info., including story synopsis and cast

Shreveport Opera conductor Gerome Shannon

Joe Cooper, our guy, clowning around

SSO Trumpets Dick Watson and Rick Rowell and trombonist Mark Thompson

In the pit - Dick Watson

Anthony Robinson - erasing old markings

and I have to say these parts were the absolute messiest I have ever seen