Metropolitan Opera Announces Laffont Competition Finalists
By Francisco SalazarThe Metropolitan Opera has announced the finalists for the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominque Laffont Competition.
Following the semi-finals on March 9, nine singers will advance to the final round. The finalists will compete on the Met stage on March 16 at 3 P.M. ET.
Karen Kamensek will lead the Met Orchestra and Laffont alumna and star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton will host, alongside soprano Janai Brugger, a 2012 winner, joining as a guest artist.
The Laffont Grand Finals Concert will be open to the public and will be audiostreamed live on the Met’s website.
Here are the 2025 Finalists:
| Name | Voice Type | Age | Current City | Hometown |
| Sadie Cheslak | Mezzo-Soprano | 30 | Chicago, IL | Duluth, MN |
| Angel Raii Gomez | Tenor | 26 | Philadelphia, PA | McAllen, TX |
| Alissa Goretsky | Soprano | 25 | Houston, TX | Los Angeles, CA |
| Samuel Kidd | Baritone | 29 | San Francisco, CA | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Emma Marhefka | Soprano | 25 | Cincinnati, OH | Allentown, PA |
| Michelle Mariposa | Mezzo-Soprano | 30 | Washington, D.C. | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Abigail Raiford | Soprano | 30 | New York, NY | Tulsa, OK |
| Lauren Randolph | Mezzo-Soprano | 24 | Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL |
| Luke Sutliff | Baritone | 28 | Houston, TX | Denver, CO |
Past winners of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominque Laffont Competition include Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Denyce Graves, Stephanie Blythe, Sondra Radvanovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Jamie Barton, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nadine Sierra, and Ryan Speedo Green.
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