The Met’s Laffont Competition—previously known as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions—is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers and is sponsored by hundreds of donors and volunteers from across North and South America. Some of today’s greatest singers got their starts in the competition, including Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Emily D’Angelo, Michael Fabiano, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Ryan Speedo Green, Lisette Oropesa, Eric Owens, and Nadine Sierra.
The Laffont Competition, Florida District takes place at Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, FL, on Saturday, November 15, 2025 beginning at 10AM. The competition is open to the public, free of charge, and usually lasts until about 4:30PM, with a lunch break at about 12:30PM. The audience is welcome to come and go throughout the day. Winners will advance to the Southeast Region competition in Atlanta in February.
Singers that have advanced to the District Round will receive a notification regarding the opening of registration. You will be prompted to log in to your Dashboard, select a District, and pay the application fee to reserve your spot. The Florida District competition is limited to about 25 singers. Please see https://www.metopera.org/competitionapp for more information.
