 Opera luminaries with whom he worked include Beverly Sills, Régine Crespin, Plácido Domingo, James McCracken, Donald Gramm, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Shirley Verrett among scores of others.Jauchem also became known for creating elaborate special effects Sarah Caldwell's productions and also often appeared onstage in the productions.Moving to New York, he and Gregory Meeh founded Jauchem & Meeh Special Effects which has, for several decades, been dazzling opera and theatre audiences with storms, explosions, magic, and illusions.