Anchorage Opera

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Don't miss out on our special Super Saver Seats!
See our mainstage performances for only $40!
Purchase your tickets at Centertix.com by Wednesday, September 30 to score this deal and experience fabulous productions of:

Macbeth
Alaska Artist Showcase
La bohème

Offer good for Thursday or Sunday performances only.
Seats are limited, so get your tickets today!

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Opera is for everyone. We love it!

Mayor Mamdani has announced “Opera for All,” a long-term partnership between the City and the Metropolitan Opera that will provide 70,000 free tickets this season to New Yorkers who have never attended a performance at the Met.

Learn more at the link in the comments.

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ANCHORAGE OPERA SEEKS TENORS & BASSES FOR MACBETH

Anchorage Opera is seeking tenors and basses to join the chorus for its November 2026 production of Verdi’s Macbeth at the Discovery Theatre.

Rehearsal Period: October 1–November 10, 2026
Performances: November 12, 14 & 15, 2026
Venue: Discovery Theatre, Anchorage

Chorus members are eligible for reimbursement of expenses of up to $75 and will receive complimentary tickets to the final dress rehearsal.

Join Anchorage Opera for one of Verdi’s most thrilling and powerful works—and be part of an exciting opening to the 2026–27 season.

We can accommodate a few rehearsal conflicts! If you are interested, please contact Kaylee Wagle at [email protected]

We're so inspired by this important work being produced here in Alaska and grateful to all those involved in its creation. Sending best wishes to Perseverance Theatre for a successful run!

Tlingit opera to bring 1800s Tlingit-Russian battles to the stage in Juneau The opera, performed entirely in Tlingit, draws on accounts of the conflict passed down through the generations, as well as written historical records.

It's that time again! Announcing auditions for Anchorage Opera's 2026-2027 season. Please note, these auditions are only for artists based full-time in Alaska.

Open roles include flexible casting for chorus, the Alaska Artist Showcase, the three apparitions in Macbeth, and Parpignol and the Customs Sergeant in La bohème. If you sang in the chorus this past season and are not interested in being considered for the Alaska Artist Showcase or any principal roles, there is no need to re-audition.

Auditions will be held at the UAA Recital Hall
Wednesday, August 26, 6-8 PM
Please include one selection in Italian.

If you would like to audition, please complete this two-step process:

1. Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/251285834079162

2. Upload your contact information and repertoire sheet here: https://form.jotform.com/251286239156057

As a friendly reminder, this is only for artists based full-time in Alaska. All other roles for the 2026-2027 season have been cast.

Sharing some favorite pictures from Ahsan Awan of our March production of Aida!

Aida
Giuseppe Verdi


Conductor: Elizabeth Schulze
Director: Ben Robinson
Choreographers: Emily Darby and Cady Lynn O'Brien
Chorus Master: Richard Gordon
Assistant Conductor and Repetiteur: Jennifer Allor
Lighting Design: Cedar Cussins
Costume, Hair, and Makeup Design: Kathryn Braden and Elle Janecek

Aida: Symone Harcum
Radamès: Ben Gulley
Amneris: Audrey Babcock
Amonasro: Daniel Rich
King: Brewster Jamieson
Ramfis: Andrew Simpson
High Priestess: Chabrelle Williams
Messenger: Daniel Salas-Peterson