Juneau Lyric Opera is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s operas “The Telephone” and “The Medium!”
This double bill will be presented at the Aurora Grand Theater, March 5-7 and 11-14, 2027. Community outreach performances of Menotti’s “The Telephone” will be scheduled at a later date.
“The Telephone” roles:
Lucy – Soprano*
Ben – Baritone*
*JLO is seeking multiple casts, of various ages (18-80+), to participate in The Aurora Grand Theater production as well as community outreach performances of “The Telephone.”
“The Medium” roles:
Madame Flora, a.k.a. “Baba” – Contralto or Mezzo-Soprano
Monica – Soprano (Baba’s adult daughter)
Toby – Tacet (Baba’s mute assistant)**
Mrs. Gobineau – Soprano
Mr. Gobineau – Baritone
Mrs. Nolan – Mezzo-Soprano
**The role of Toby will be cast separately. Please e-mail us if you are interested in this non-singing, non-speaking, but very involved and important role.
Be prepared to sing 1-2 pages of an opera or musical theater song of your choice. Preferably in English.
PDF files can be sent to director@juneauopera.org in advance of the audition so that we can get them to our accompanist. If you need help securing PDF files of your music, let us know, we’ll be happy to assist!
If you can’t make it to the audition in person, please e-mail us to make other audition arrangements.
Audition Location, Date, and Time:St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church
Saturday, November 14
1:00pm – 4:00pm
JLO is also seeking volunteers to help with this production, and the many other exciting events we have planned for our upcoming 52nd season!For any other questions, to RSVP, or to get involved with Juneau Lyric Opera, please e-mail us!director@juneauopera.org