Category: Present

Black Rock, USA

October 25, 2026

We’re so pleased to invite our community into the artistic process for our workshop of Black Rock, USA, an original opera by Tripp J Crouse and Spencer Edgers.
Black Rock, USA is a full-length opera that explores themes of labor rights and queerness within the context of a fictional 1890s mining town. Penelope and her community navigate the coal mine by day and the saloon/brothel by night, asking the question “What if we had a world guided by love, rationality, and equality?”
Made possible by a Juneau Community Foundation Arts Vibrancy Award and now a collaboration with Juneau Lyric Opera, Orpheus Project, and the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, Black Rock, U.S.A. is scheduled to be workshopped October 19-25 at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center, culminating in a pay-as-you-can public concert performance on Sunday, October 25th.
The work features a 25-person orchestra, 16-person chorus, 5-person cast, 3-person saloon “house band”, and a small production crew, totaling over 50 working artists from Juneau and Southeast Alaska.
Admission is pay-as-you-can, but seating is limited!

Auditions!

November 14, 2026

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

Abendlied

November 21, 2026

Join us at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, November 21 & 22, for a rapturous evening of German art song, or as we call it, “Lieder.” Featuring Juneau’s most beloved classical voices, (and a couple new ones!), get ready for a celebration of the works of Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, and Hugo Wolf.

Pay-As-You-Can tickets available for Sunday’s performance.

Juneau Lyric Opera