The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition - Kansas City District is fast approaching. Add it to your calendar and enjoy listening to young opera singers as they compete to earn a trip to the regional competition. The ultimate goal is a trip to compete on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. The competition will be held on January 16, 2027 at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St., Kansas City, MO 64112. The competition begins at 10:00 am and continue to midafternoon. The competition is free but donations are welcomed. Winners are awarded a monetary prize to help them continue on in the regional competition.
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 Kansas City District Competition will be held on January 16, 2027. It will be held at the Unity Temple on the Plaza and will begin at 10:00 am. Free and handicap parking is available next to the temple with an entrance on 47th street. The event is free to the public.
Singers should remember to bring printed sheet music. Food and drink will be allowed in the practice and waiting areas.
