Alissa Goretsky has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. She will be managed at Askonas Holt by Dominic Domingo and Kate Robson. Goretsky is a Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Grand Finals Winner in 2025, and is in her third year as a Butler Studio Artist at Houston Grand Opera. Last season, she sang the role of {…}
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 {…}
(Photo credit: Houston Grand Opera) The Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio is set to present its annual Butler Studio Showcase this September. Scheduled for Sept. 13 at the Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center, the showcase will feature members of the 2024-25 class in staged, costumed excerpts from a variety of operatic works. This year’s program {…}