The Kentucky District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, sponsored by OperaLex, will be held on November 16, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Kentucky District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, formerly known as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, is happy to announce our November 16, 2024 competition date. Sponsored by OperaLex, the Kentucky District plans to award up to $7000 in prize money this year.
Judges for the 2024 Kentucky District will be:
Dean Anthony - Director of Opera, Brevard Music Center, Producing Director, Knoxville Opera, Producing Director, opera Roanoke
Beth Clayton - Performance coach and mezzo-soprano
Meredith LaBouff Piper - Assistant Director, Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
Schedule of events: (times are approximate and subject to change)
9:00 a.m. - SCFA will open for registration of singers. Singers should plan to arrive and check-in at least 45 minutes before their assigned audition time.
10:00 a.m. - Competition begins
12:00 p.m. - Lunch break
12:30 p.m. - Competition resumes
2:15 p.m. - Competition ends, judges deliberate
2:45 p.m. - Awards announced
3:15 p.m. - Feedback with judges, in order of singers' performance
