This season, nearly 1,200 applicants auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, with just over 600 singers qualifying for the 31 District Auditions. Erica Petrocelli, 28, soprano (Central Region: East Greenwich, RI).Murrella Parton, 30, soprano (Southeast Region: Seymour, TN).Timothy Murray, 29, baritone (Western Region: Milwaukee, WI).Brittany Olivia Logan, 28, soprano (New England Region: Garden Grove, CA).Jongwon Han, 26, bass-baritone (Rocky Mountain Region: Seoul, South Korea).The remaining five finalists, who each receive a $10,000 cash prize, are: Emily Treigle, 23, mezzo-soprano (Gulf Coast Region: New Orleans, LA)Įarlier this afternoon, 10 finalists performed in the Laffont Grand Finals Concert, hosted by bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, a 2011 competition winner. The singers performed virtually from locations around the world for an audience of judges, industry leaders, and the general public.
Emily Sierra, 23, mezzo-soprano (Eastern Region: Chicago, IL).Raven McMillon, 25, soprano (New England Region: Baltimore, MD).Hyoyoung Kim, 24, soprano (Southeast Region: Seoul, South Korea).Duke Kim, 29, tenor (Western Region: Seoul, South Korea).Laffont, an Advisory Director on the Met Board, has spent many hours volunteering with the auditions over the last 20 years, and she and her late husband, Eric, have long been among the program’s most dedicated supporters.Įach winner receives a $20,000 cash prize and the prestige and exposure that come with winning the competition that launched the careers of many of opera’s biggest stars. The 2021 winners, the regions they represent in the competition, and their hometowns are: Known since its founding in 1954 as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the competition name change was announced today in recognition of a generous gift from the Laffont family. New York, NY (May 16, 2021)-After a months-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named five singers as the winners of the 2021 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Previously the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the competition name has been changed in recognition of a generous gift from the Laffont family
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