Annual Metropolitan Opera Laffont vocal competition for young opera singers between ages 20-30, to be heard by 3 Met Opera judges -- Nicole Cabell, Chandler Johnson, and Peter Russell -- accompanied by Bethany Self, Shepherd School of Music, or pianist of choice
Singers may arrive at 9:00AM to warm up, Competition will begin at 10:00AM, with a lunch break 12:30-1:30PM. Prizes awarded at 4:00PM, with Singer Feedback to followup with panel of all three judges.
Arias must be in Resonance by Saturday, Dec 16 to be included in the printed program. Changes after that time must be announced from the stage at the time of the audition.
Our Competition will be held in the Alice Pratt Brown Hall (Shepherd School of Music) at Rice University. Parking details are found here: https://music.rice.edu/parking-shepherd-school
Singers may arrive at 9AM to warm up, Competition will begin at 10am, with a lunch break 12:30-1:30. Prizes awarded at 4pm, with Singer Feedback to followup with Judges Panel
Richard Haney-Jardine, Singer Liaison, rhaneyjardine@gmail.com
