Joliet West High School is one of a rare group of high schools in the United States which has an opera scenes program.  Each year, students perform 3-4 scenes from various operas, using proper performance technique.  We perform with only piano accompaniment, which enables us to perform without the assistance of microphones.

Past repertoire includes:

The Barber of Seville (Rossini)
Carmen (Bizet)
Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart)
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček)
Der Freischütz (Weber)
The Dialogue of the Carmelites (Poulenc)
Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)
Don Giovanni (Mozart)
The Fairy Queen (Purcell)
Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss)
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Hansel and Gretel (Humperdink)
La Bohéme (Puccini)
L'Elisir d'amore (Donizetti)
Macbeth (Verdi)
The Magic Flute (Mozart)
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan)
The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan)
Romeo and Juliet (Gounod)
Rusalka (Dvorak)
Utopia, Limited (Gilbert and Sullivan)