Tulsa Opera partners in presenting the 70th annual Metropolitan Opera National Laffont Competition for the Tulsa District on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. The competition takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Artists will travel to Tulsa from across the United States, as well as from Mexico, Canada, and other countries, {…}
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 {…}
(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 20 semifinalists who will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on March 9, 2025. The semifinal competition will be held on the Met stage before a panel of judges and will also be available for public viewing via livestream. The {…}
The 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert (Previously National Council Auditions) saw mezzo-sopranos dominate. Typically, it’s all about sopranos and tenors, but to see and hear two extraordinary musicians in the lower female register blow the audience away was thrilling. It showed that low notes can be just as exciting as ones that soar to the {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition has announced its 2022 winners. After a season-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named six singers as the winners who will receive a $20,000 cash prize and prestige and exposure. The 2022 winners are Le Bu, 26, bass-baritone (Midwest Region: Yan Cheng, {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 10 finalists selected from the April 24, 2022, semi-final round of the Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finalists will compete on the Met stage in the Grand Finals Concert hosted by Nadine Sierra and accompanied by the Met Orchestra under the baton of maestro Marco Armiliato. The concert is scheduled for Sunday, May {…}
