Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition

The application for the 2022-2023 season will be open July 1-31, 2022 only on Resonance.

The age requirement for all voice types for the 2022-2023 season is 20 – 30 years old. Applicants must be within this age limit from August 1, 2022 – July 31, 2023. Applicants’ birth dates must fall on or between August 1, 1992 – August 1, 2002 in order for them to be eligible to audition. This requirement is checked by the National Office during the application evaluation period. No age waiver will be granted for any reason.

Applicants may apply to the Competition once per season and are required to submit 1-2 pre-recorded videos for the Qualifying round. Videos must be taken in the 2022 calendar year and cannot be edited for sound or video enhancement. No pianist will be provided for the prerecorded qualifying round. Videos may have live, pre-recorded, digital or app-based piano tracks. Orchestral or instrumental accompaniment tracks or performances will NOT be accepted.

An official pianist will be provided at all live audition rounds.

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