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 is free and welcomes an audience.
The competition begins at 10 AM; you may come an go as you wish throughout the day; however, we ask that you leave between singers.
Parking is available anywhere on campus, as long as you do not park in a purple space; these are reserved for students.
Singers are required to bring their music in a folder with tabs.
