Young singers from around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico will compete for $15,000 cash prizes and the chance to perform in the Grand Finals Concert on the nation's most prestigious opera ...

Charles Edwards’s deceptively traditional, exceptionally sung production of Bellini’s “I Puritani” makes space for its stars.

The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “I Puritani,” directed by Charles Edwards, is “a retro move,” said Peter ...

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers will hold its 54th event in 2026, ...

Mention The Laffont Competition to a casual music fan and they may need to do a quick Google search. Tell them that previous ...

Lisette Oropesa impresses Metropolitan Opera's Peter Gelb with her talent and intellect. Gelb compares her to Beverly Sills, ...

On Sunday, November 10th, 25 of the country’s best young opera singers gathered at South Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School to perform in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition. The 10 ...

Each of the five Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition winners, selected from among an initial 1,400 applicants, will receive a $20,000 prize. Cheslak and four fellow prize-winners ...

If she has the voice of an angel, and the face of an angel, she must be an Angel. Angel Blue, that is. The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the ...