The 2045-2025 Central Region Finals Competition brings together winning young artists from the region's three districts - Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The winner(s) of the region finals will advance to the national semi-finals to be held on stage at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Judges:
Melissa Wegner, Executive Director Laffont Competition and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
Michael Egel, General and Artistic Director, Des Moines Metro Opera
Mary Dunleavy, Soprano
The competition will begin at 12:00 pm and last approximately 3 hours, including intermission(s) and awards ceremony.