The Met Opera has announced the winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

This year the five winners were sopranos Alissa Goretsky and Emma Marhefka, mezzo-sopranos Sadie Cheslak and Michelle Mariposa, and baritone Luke Sutliff.

Each winner received a $20,000 cash prize and the prestige, exposure, and networking opportunities that come with winning a renowned competition that has launched the careers of many of opera’s most well-known stars.

The remaining four non-winning finalists, who each receive a $10,000 cash prize, are Angel Raii Gomez, Samuel Kidd, Abigail Raiford,  and Lauren Randolph.

The panel of judges included Michael Heaston; Deputy General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Gregory Henkel; Managing Director, Artistic of the San Francisco Opera, Myra Huang; Head of Music, Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera, conductor Karen Kamensek, Brian Speck; Artistic Administrator of the Metropolitan Opera, and Melissa Wegner; Executive Director, Laffont Competition and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera.

The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert was hosted by mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, a 2007 competition winner. Soprano Janai Brugger, a 2012 winner, joined as guest artist.

The singers each performed two arias on the Met stage, accompanied by the Met Orchestra and conducted by Maestro Karen Kamensek.

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