The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition (formerly the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions) is an annual singing competition sponsored by the

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...

. Established in 1954, its purpose is to discover, assist, promote, and develop young

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

singers. The competition is held in four stages: Districts, Regional, Semi-Final, and Final competitions. Each stage is judged by a panel of representatives from the Metropolitan Opera. There are a total of 14 regional competitions within the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and 42 district competitions within each region. Winners from the district competition compete in Regionals, and then the winners of regionals are awarded a trip to New York City where they compete on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in the National Semi-Final Competition. Approximately 10 semi-finalists are chosen to compete in the final competition; the five winners are awarded a grand prize of $15,000 each, and the remaining finalists receive $5,000.

National winners

1950s

*Ethel Wagner DeLong (1954) *Charlotte Reincke (1955) *William Black (1956) *Dorothy Cole Posch (1956) * Robert Nagy (1956) * Robert Mosley (1957) *

Joan Wall Joan Boyd Wall (born in Baton Rouge) is a retired American operatic mezzo-soprano, voice teacher, and author on the art of singing. In 1957 she was a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was a principal performer at t ...

(1957) *

Felicia Weathers Felicia Weathers (born 13 August 1937) is an American soprano in opera and concert. Weathers was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She entered Washington University in St. Louis with a medical career in mind, but after one year she transferred to Linc ...

(1957) *

Grace Bumbry Grace Melzia Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano earlier in her career. She is a member of a pioneering generation of African-Ameri ...

(1958) *Barbara Faulkner (1958) * Lucille Kailer (1958) *Barbara Leichsenring (1958) *Jefferson Morris (1958) *

Ronald Holgate Ronald Holgate (born May 26, 1937, Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American actor and opera singer. He won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor as Richard Henry Lee in the original Broadway production of ''1776'', a role he reprised in 1972 for ...

(1959) *

Norman Mittelmann Norman Mittelmann (25 May 1932 – 17 March 2019) was a Canadian operatic baritone who had an active international opera career from the 1950s through the 1990s. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mittelmann performed p ...

(1959) * Roald Reitan (1959) *Ann Scott (1959) *

Teresa Stratas Teresa Stratas (born May 26, 1938) is a retired operatic soprano from Canada of Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu''. Early life and career Stratas was born Anastasia Stratakis to ...

(1959)

1960s

*Mary Jennings (1960) *

Mary MacKenzie Mary Mackenzie (3 May 1922 – 20 September 1966) was an English actress. One of her earliest credited TV roles was in 1950 on BBC's ''Sunday Night Theatre'', as Miriam in an adaptation of H. G. Wells' ''The History of Mr Polly'', a role she r ...

(1960) *

Spiro Malas Spiro Samuel Malas (January 28, 1933 – June 23, 2019) was a Greece, Greek-United States, American bass-baritone opera singer and actor. The son of Greek immigrants Sam and Lillian Malas, he was born in Baltimore, MD January 28, 1933. The fam ...

(1960) *Lavergne Monette (1960) * Polyna Savridi (1960) * Benita Valente (1960) *

Billie Lynn Daniel Billie Lynn Daniel (1932–2002) was an American operatic soprano and composer. A winner of several notable vocal competitions, she was best known for her portrayal of Clara in ''Porgy and Bess'' and for her work as an exponent of American art s ...

(1961) * Maria de Francesca-Cavazza (1961) * Edna Garabedian (1961) * Francesca Roberto (1961) *

George Shirley George Irving Shirley (born April 18, 1934) is an American operatic tenor, and was the first African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Early life Shirley was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and r ...

(1961) *

Shirley Verrett Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly we ...

(1961) * Elizabeth Fischer (1962) *June Genovese (1962) *

Kay Griffel Kay Griffel (born December 26, 1940, in Eldora, Iowa) is an American operatic spinto soprano. Early life and education After earning a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University, she pursued further studies with Lotte Lehmann at the Music Aca ...

(1962) *

Janis Martin Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music ...

(1962) *

James McCray James McCray was an American operatic tenor and voice teacher. Life and career Born in Ohio, McCray served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War before entering the Mannes School of Music in New York City where he was a pupil of ...

(1962) *

Carol Toscano Carol Toscano is an American operatic soprano who appeared frequently with a number of prominent American opera companies from 1962 to 1972. Afterwards she continued to perform in concerts and operas with less frequency. More recently she has appe ...

(1962) *Veronica Tyler-Scott (1962) * William Walker (1962) *

Russell Christopher Russell Christopher (12 March 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan – 9 November 2014) was an American operatic baritone who specialized in comprimario roles. He received his Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan, where h ...

(1963) *

Justino Díaz Justino Díaz (born January 29, 1940) is a Puerto Rican operatic bass-baritone. In 1963, Díaz won an annual contest held at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, becoming the first Puerto Rican to obtain such an honor and as a consequence, made ...

(1963) * Junetta Jones (1963) *

Michael Trimble Michael Trimble (sometimes spelled Michael Trimbel) (March 15, 1938, Texarkana, Texas) is an American operatic tenor, voice teacher, and writer on music. He had an active international career singing leading roles with opera houses during the 1960 ...

(1963) *

Gene Boucher Gene Boucher (6 December 1933, Bohol, Philippines - 31 January 1994, Manhattan) was an American operatic baritone. His career was chiefly associated with the Metropolitan Opera where he performed annually from 1965 until 1984 in more than 1000 p ...

(1964) *Maria Candida (1964) * Robert Goodloe (1964) *Katherine Kaufman (1964) *

Mary Beth Peil Mary Beth Peil (born June 25, 1940) is an American actress and soprano. She began her career as an opera singer in 1962 with the Goldovsky Opera Theater. In 1964 she won two major singing competitions, the Young Concert Artists International Au ...

(1964) * Huguette Tourangeau (1964) * Loretta Di Franco (1965) *Gretchen D'Armand (1965) * Theodore Lambrinos (1965) * Claudia Lindsey (1965) * Maria Pellegrini Macko (1965) *Will Roy (1965) * Richard Stilwell (1965) *

Karan Armstrong Karan Armstrong (December 14, 1941 – September 28, 2021) was an American operatic soprano, who was celebrated as a singing actress. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1966, she was given small roles at the Metr ...

(1966) * Dominic Cossa (1966) *Conrad Immel (1966) * Gwendolyn Killebrew (1966) *

Evelyn Mandac Evelyn Mandac (born August 16, 1945 in Malaybalay) is a soprano opera singer, orchestra soloist, recitalist and voice teacher from the Philippines. She is based in New York City. She's also listed in "Who's Who in Music and Musicians." A native ...

(1966) *Marylyn Mulvey (1966) * Gail Robinson (1966) *Annie Walker (1966) *Costanza Cuccaro (1967) *Sakiko Kanamori (1967) *Paula Page (1967) *Jacquelyn Benson (1968) * William Cochran (1968) * Patricia Craig (1968) *

Judith Forst Judith Doris Forst (''née'' Lumb) (born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian mezzo-soprano. Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, she received a Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia in 1964. She is the sister-in-law of lon ...

(1968) *

Glenys Fowles Glenys Rae Fowles AM (born 4 November 1941; some sources say 1946) is an Australian operatic soprano who sang with Opera Australia and its predecessors for many years. She also sang at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, and for the New York City Opera ...

(1968) * Gwendolyn Jones (1968) *

Jessye Norman Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but refused to be limited to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert ...

(1968) *

Nancy Shade Nancy Shade (born May 31, 1946, in Rockford, Illinois) is an American spinto soprano, best known as a singing-actress. She made her formal debut as Leonora in ''Il trovatore'', in Louisville, in 1967. In 1971, she made her first of many appearan ...

(1968) *

Ruth Welting Ruth Welting (November 5, 1948 – December 16, 1999) was an American operatic soprano who had an active international career from the early 1970s through the mid-1990s. A specialist in the coloratura soprano repertoire, she was particularly asso ...

(1968) *Loretta Ziskin (1968) *Elaine Cormany (1969) *

Gilda Cruz-Romo Gilda Cruz-Romo (née Gilda Cruz, born February 12, 1940) is a Mexican operatic soprano, particularly associated with dramatic roles of the Italian repertory, notably ''Aida'' and ''Tosca''. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she studied at the Mexi ...

(1969) *James Johnson (1969) *Eugenie Chopin Watson (1969) *

Frederica von Stade Frederica von Stade OAL (born June 1, 1945) is a semi-retired American opera singer. Since her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1970, she has performed in operas, musicals, concerts and recitals in venues throughout the world, including La Scala, th ...

(1969)

1970s

Jeannine Altmeyer Jeannine Altmeyer (2 May 1948, Pasadena, California) is an American soprano who had a prolific international opera career during the 1970s through the 1990s. Particularly admired for her portrayal of Wagner and Strauss heroines, she notably sang Br ...

(1970) *Barbara Pearson (1971) *

Christine Weidinger Christine Weidinger (born March 31, 1946) is an American operatic soprano who has had an active international career in operas and concerts since the early 1970s. Her career started at the Metropolitan Opera, after which she was active as a residen ...

(1972) *

Douglas Ahlstedt Douglas Ahlstedt (born 16 March 1945, Jamestown, New York) is an American operatic tenor who had an international performance career with major opera houses from the 1970s through the 1990s. He currently teaches on the voice faculty at Carnegie M ...

(1973) *Alma Jean Smith (1974) *

Carmen Balthrop Carmen Arlene Balthrop (May 14, 1948 – September 5, 2021) was an American operatic soprano from Washington, D.C. Career She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Pamina in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' and performed on Broadway in the title r ...

(1975) *John Carpenter (1976) *

Ashley Putnam Ashley Putnam (born 10 August 1952) is an American soprano from New York City. Her professional singing career began in 1976 and has spanned over 30 years. Early life and career Ashley Putnam began her music career playing the flute. Her moth ...

(1976) *

Vinson Cole Vinson Cole (born November 21, 1950) is an American operatic tenor. Early life A native of Kansas City, the tenor studied at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; the Philadelphia Musical Academy; and at t ...

(1977) * Wendy White (1978) *Winifred Faix Brown (1978) *Jane Bunnell (1979) *Pamela Hicks (1979) *Dianne Iauco (1979) *Sandra McClain (1979) *Robert McFarland (1979) *Jan Opalach (1979) *Robert Wood Overman (1979) * Natalia Rom (1979) *Susan St. John (1979) *Michael Talley (1979) *

Delores Ziegler Delores Ziegler (born 4 September 1951) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international performance career since the late 1970s. A former resident artist at the Cologne Opera, she has performed leading roles with many of the world ...

(1979)

1980s

*Marjo Carroll (1980) *Louise Deal-Pluymen (1980) *John Fowler (1980) * Kevin Langan (1980) *Darren Nimnicht (1980) *Lani Norskog (1980) *Robin Reed (1980) *Leslie Richards (1980) *Margaret Vazquez (1980) *Lauren Wagner (1980) *Thomas Woodman (1980) *Laurence Albert (1981) *Lawrence Bakst (1981) *Rebecca Cook (1981) *Gail Dobish (1981) *

Gail Dubinbaum Gail Dubinbaum (born 1957) is an American operatic coloratura mezzo-soprano and co-founder and Creative Director of the Phoenix Metropolitan Opera. Career A native of Long Island, New York, Dubinbaum first studied with her mother, Ruth Dubinbau ...

(1981) * Susan Dunn (1981) *Joyce Guyer (1981) *

Thomas Hampson Thomas Walter Hampson (born June 28, 1955) is an American lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared world-wide in major opera houses and concert halls and made over 170 musical recordings. Hampson's operatic repertoire spans a range ...

(1981) *Diane Kesling (1981) *Laura Brooks Rice (1981) *Valerie Yova (1981) *Lucille Beer (1982) *Angela Maria Blasi (1982) * Pamela Coburn (1982) *Carla Cook (1982) *

Nancy Gustafson Nancy Gustafson (born June 27, 1956, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American opera singer. She received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 1978 and her M.Mus. from Northwestern University. She has appeared in numerous productions at venues bo ...

(1982) * Hong Hei-kyung (1982) *Walter MacNeil (1982) * Sylvia McNair (1982) *Katharine Ritz (1982) *Kathleen Segar (1982) *Eduardo Villa (1982) *

Harolyn Blackwell Harolyn Blackwell (born November 23, 1955) is an American lyric coloratura soprano who has performed in many of the world's finest opera houses, concert halls, and theaters in operas, oratorios, recitals, and Broadway musicals. Initially known ...

(1983) *Linda Caple (1983) *Jean Glennon (1983) *Elizabeth Holleque (1983) *Ellen Kerrigan (1983) *Joanne Kolomyjec (1983) *

Alessandra Marc Alessandra Marc, born Judith Borden (born July 29, 1957) is an American dramatic soprano who has appeared at many of the world's opera houses and orchestras. Marc is particularly known for her interpretations of the works of Richard Strauss, Richa ...

(1983) *Cecily Nall (1983) *Herbert Perry (1983) *Jo Ann Pickens (1983) *

Stella Zambalis Stella Zambalis is an American spinto soprano born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been called one of the best sopranos in the world today.Stephanie Blythe, Arizona Star, Nov. 2007 Education and early career Zambalis began her studies with Greek m ...

(1983) *Elaine Arandes (1984) *Philip Bologna (1984) * Richard Croft (1984) *Gerald Dolter (1984) *

Marcus Haddock Marcus Haddock (born 19 June 1957) is an American opera singer and voice teacher who in the course of his 25-year stage career sang leading tenor roles throughout the United States and Europe. Born in Fort Worth, Texas and trained at the Boston Un ...

(1984) *Theresa Hamm (1984) *Cynthia Lawrence (1984) *Emily Manhart (1984) *

Lisa Saffer Lisa Saffer (born June 3, 1960) is a soprano singer of opera, particularly Bach, Handel and modern works. She also teaches voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory. Early life and education Saffer originates from ...

(1984) *Nova Thomas (1984) *Jonathan Welch (1984) *Stephen Biggers (1985) *Maryte Bizinkauskas (1985) *Philip Cokorinos (1985) * Richard Cowan (1985) *Julia Faulkner (1985) *Anne Johnson (1985) *

Victoria Livengood Victoria Livengood (born August 8, 1959) is an American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher. She is most renown for her extensive and prestigious international operatic career spanning over 35 years and counting. Her past and current career sees her ...

(1985) *

Deborah Voigt Deborah Voigt (born August 4, 1960) is an American dramatic soprano who has sung roles in operas by Wagner and Richard Strauss. Biography and career Early life and education Debbie Joy Voigt was born into a religious Southern Baptist family ...

(1985) * Karen Williams (1985) * Margaret Jane Wray (1985) *Donna Maria Zapola (1985) *Mark Baker (1986) *Susan Bender (1986) *Andrea Cawelti (1986) *

Mark S. Doss Mark Steven Doss (born July 2, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Grammy Award-winning African-American bass-baritone, specializing in opera, concert and recital. He has performed major roles with many international opera companies, including Milan' ...

(1986) * Gordon Hawkins (1986) *Barbara Kilduff (1986) *Kim Marie Kodes (1986) * Marilyn Mims (1986) * Stanford Olsen (1986) *Deidra Palmour (1986) * Michael Sylvester (1986) *Ned Barth (1987) *Mary Burt (1987) *Deborah Lynn Cole (1987) *Janet Folta (1987) *Amanda Halgrimson (1987) * Nikki Li Hartliep (1987) *Frederic Kalt (1987) *Mi-Hae Park (1987) *Celeste Tavera (1987) *Steven Tharp (1987) * Blythe Walker (1987) *Elizabeth Carter (1988) *Richard Drews (1988) *

Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 1 ...

(1988) *Haijing Fu (1988) *

Susan Graham Susan Graham (born July 23, 1960) is an American mezzo-soprano. Life and career Susan Graham was born in Roswell, New Mexico on July 23, 1960. Raised in Midland, Texas, Graham is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Manhattan School o ...

(1988) *

Ben Heppner Thomas Bernard Heppner (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor and broadcaster, now retired from singing, who specialized in opera and other classical works for voice. Early life and career Heppner, of Mennonite descent, was born in Mur ...

(1988) *Wendy Hoffman (1988) *Carolyn James (1988) *Lynda Keith (1988) *

Heidi Grant Murphy Heidi Grant Murphy (born 1965) is an American operatic soprano and academic voice teacher. A member of the Metropolitan Opera since 1989, she appeared at international opera houses, and made recordings. She has been a voice teacher at the Jacobs ...

(1988) *LeRoy Villanueva (1988) *

Christine Brewer Christine Brewer (born October 26, 1955) is an American soprano opera singer. Biography Brewer grew up in the Mississippi River town of Grand Tower, Illinois. She attended McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois and concentrated on music educ ...

(1989) *Dong-Jian Gong (1989) *Dominique Labelle (1989) *Ning Liang (1989) * Mary Mills (1989) *Mark Oswald (1989) * Kevin Short (1989) *

Tichina Vaughn Tichina Vaughn (born 19 September 1965) is an American operatic dramatic mezzo-soprano active internationally in opera, concert halls and recitals.https://www.atlantasymphony.org/About/Artists/Guest-Artists/Tichina-Vaughn Starting at the Lind ...

(1989) *Rosa Vento (1989) *

Verónica Villarroel Verónica Villarroel González is a Chilean soprano. In 1989 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She studied singing with Ellen Faull at the Juilliard School. Villarroel was born in Santiago, Chile to Gueraldo Villarroel a ...

(1989)

1990s

*Jeanne-Michelle Charbonnet (1990) *Steven Combs (1990) *Catherine Cook (1990) *Adrienne Dugger (1990) *Clare Mueller (1990) * Susan Owen (1990) *Phyllis Pancella (1990) *Kitt Reuter-Foss (1990) *Rebecca Russell (1990) *Young-Ok Shin (1990) *

Roy Cornelius Smith Roy Cornelius Smith is an American operatic tenor, from Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Smith has performed leading tenor roles at many opera houses and festivals including the Salzburg Festival, Spoleto Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna Volksoper, D ...

(1990) *

Brian Asawa Brian Asawa (October 1, 1966 – April 18, 2016) was a Japanese American opera singer who sang as a countertenor. About Asawa, ''Opera News'' stated: "In his prime, Asawa was an electric performer, his fearless performing style supported by a voice ...

(1991) *Demareus Cooper (1991) *

Elizabeth Futral Susan Elizabeth Futral (born September 27, 1963 in Johnston County, North Carolina) is an American coloratura soprano who has won acclaim (as both singer and actress) throughout the United States as well as in Europe, South America, and Japan. ...

(1991) * Paul Groves (1991) *Derrick Lawrence (1991) *Hong-Shen Li (1991) *

Kenneth Tarver Kenneth Tarver is an American operatic tenor, born in Detroit. He has appeared at some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Municipal Theatre of Santiago in Chile (as Lindoro in ''L'Italiana in ...

(1991) *Yalun Zhang (1991) *Youmi Cho (1992) *

Michelle DeYoung Michelle DeYoung (born 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States) is an American classical vocalist who has an active international career performing in operas and concerts. Early life and education While born in Michigan, DeYoung was ra ...

(1992) *Yvonne Gonzales (1992) *Clare Gormley (1992) *Michaela Gurevich (1992) *Marie Plette (1992) *Christopher Schaldenbrand (1992) * Tony Stevenson (1992) *Seung Won Choi (1993) *Margaret Lattimore (1993) *Ray M. Wade (1993) *Kathryn Krasovec (1993) * Emily Ann Pulley (1993) *

Ainhoa Arteta Ainhoa Arteta Ibarrolaburu, better known as Ainhoa Arteta (born 24 September 1964 at Tolosa, Basque province of Gipuzkoa), is a Spanish soprano. Personal life and training Her father, José Ramón Arteta, was founder and director of the C ...

(1993) *

Elizabeth Bishop Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979) was an American people, American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the N ...

(1993) *

Dennis McNeil Dennis McNeil, (born July 30, 1960, Los Angeles, California) is an American operatic tenor, musical theater performer, and concert singer. He was educated at Miraleste Intermediate School, Loyola High School (1978), the Institute for the America ...

(1993) * Norah Amsellem (1994) *John Robert Autry (1994) *

Stephanie Blythe Stephanie Blythe (born 1970) is an American mezzo-soprano who has had an active international career in operas and concerts since the early 1990s. She is particularly associated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with whom she has perfo ...

(1994) *Sheryl H. Cohen (1994) *

Nathan Gunn Nathan T. Gunn (born November 26, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world. He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is currently a professor of vo ...

(1994) *Olga Makarina (1994) *Mark Edward McCrory (1994) *John J. Osborn (1994) *Svetlana Serdar (1994) *Daniel Sumegi (1994) * Michael Chioldi (1995) * Robert Crowe (1995) *

Amelia Farrugia Amelia Farrugia (often misspelled as "Ferrugia", born 28 July 1970) is an Australian soprano opera singer of Maltese descent. She won awards in the Sydney Eisteddfod and the 1996 Australian Singing Competition, and the 1995 Metropolitan Opera ...

(1995) *Anita Johnson (1995) *Sujung Kim (1995) *Aline Kutan (1995) *Kelley Nassief (1995) *

Sondra Radvanovsky Sondra Dee Radvanovsky (born 11 April 1969) is an American-Canadian soprano. Specializing in 19th-century Italian opera, Radvanovsky has been called one of the leading Verdi sopranos of her generation. Her signature roles include Elvira in '' E ...

(1995) *Gregory J. Turay, III (1995) *Jon Villars (1995) *Leah Creek (1996) *Tamara Lynn Hummel (1996) *Daniele LeBlanc (1996) *Lester Lynch (1996) *Elizabeth Norman (1996) * Eric Owens (1996) *

Jami Rogers Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī ( fa, نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also known as Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or simply as J ...

(1996) * Jung-Hack Seo (1996) *Lynette Tapia (1996) *

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian ( arm, Իզապէլ Պայրագտարեան; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an ...

(1997) * Angela Brown (1997) * Alexandra Deshorties (1997) * Karen Henrikson (1997) *Sandra Yvonne Lopez (1997) *Mary Petro (1997) *Susan Tilbury (1997) *Andrea Trebnik (1997) *Mark Uhlemann (1997) *Jennifer Welch (1997) *

Eric Cutler Eric Cutler is an American tenor notable for his performances of bel canto repertoire and Mozart operas in particular. He is a native of Adel, Iowa, and a graduate of Luther College. Cutler is an alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann ...

(1998) *Philip Horst (1998) *Kyle Ketelsen (1998) *Mariateresa Magisano (1998) *Keith Phares (1998) *Jane Shivick (1998) *Indra Thomas (1998) *David Walker (1998) * Chen-Ye Yuan (1998) *Maria Zifchak (1998) *

Kelly Kaduce Kelly Kaduce (born 1974) is an American soprano. She was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, United States of America. A graduate of St. Olaf College and Boston University (where she studied under Penelope Bitzas), Kaduce won the 1999 Metropolitan Ope ...

(1999) *

Meagan Miller Meagan Miller is an American soprano with an active international career in opera, recital and concert. Early life Miller was born in Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in West Chester, Ohio and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. She attended high school ...

(1999) *Jossie Pérez (1999) *

Barbara Quintiliani Barbara Quintiliani (born September 24, 1976) is an American operatic soprano. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Quintiliani graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music before joining young artists programs, first with the Houston Grand O ...

(1999) *Stacey Rishoi (1999)

2000s

*Elizabeth Batton (2000) * Esther Heideman (2000) *Lindsay Killian (2000) *

Latonia Moore Latonia Moore (born 1979, in Houston, Texas) is an American soprano. She grew up listening to Black music, and began singing in the church choir of the New Sunrise Baptist Church (where her grandfather Cranford Moore was a pastor) at age 8. In her ...

(2000) *Todd Wilander (2000) *

Lawrence Brownlee Lawrence Brownlee (born November 24, 1972) is an American operatic tenor particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire. Describing his voice, Speight Jenkins, general director of the Seattle Opera, said: "There are other singers that sing ...

(2001) *Melissa Citro (2001) *Rachelle Durkin (2001) *Jesús Garcia (2001) *Kristine Winkler (2001) *Carolyn Betty (2002) *Philippe Castagner (2002) *Twyla Robinson (2002) *

James Valenti James Valenti (born September 2, 1977) is an American operatic tenor with an active international career specializing in leading roles in the Italian and French repertoire. Born and raised in New Jersey, in the United States, he attended St. Hel ...

(2002) *

Alyson Cambridge Alyson Cambridge is an American operatic soprano.Matt Collar"Alyson Cambridge , Biography & History,"AllMusic. In addition to opera, she sings classical song, jazz, and American songbook and popular song. She is also known for her work as a mo ...

(2003) *

Michael Maniaci Michael Maniaci (born May 3, 1976) is an American opera singer. Possessing a male soprano voice, Maniaci is noted for his claim to be able to sing into the upper soprano range without resorting to falsetto, an otherwise common phonation for me ...

(2003) *Christina Pier (2003) *Christian Van Horn (2003) *Meredith Arwady (2004) *

Claudia Huckle Claudia Huckle is a British operatic contralto. Huckle studied at the Royal College of Music, the New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music. She was the first woman to win the Birgit Nilsson Prize The Birgit Nilsson Prize is ...

(2004) *Laquita Mitchell (2004) *Jordan Bisch (2005) *

Lisette Oropesa Lisette Oropesa (born September 29, 1983) is an American operatic soprano of Cuban ancestry. She has a wide repertoire that includes works from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and Puccini. With her lyric ...

(2005) * Susanna Phillips (2005) *Rodell Aure Rosel (2005) *Paul Corona (2006) *Holli Harrison (2006) *Katherine Jolly (2006) *Marjorie Owens (2006) *Donovan Singletary (2006) *

Jamie Barton Jamie Barton may refer to: * Jamie Barton (singer) (born 1981), American mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contra ...

(2007) *

Michael Fabiano Michael Fabiano (born 8 May 1984) is an American operatic tenor. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including the San Francisco Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Sydney Opera, Tea ...

(2007) *

Angela Meade Angela Meade (born 1977) is an American operatic soprano. Life and career Born in Centralia, Washington, Meade started her education at Centralia Community College before going on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from Pacific Luther ...

(2007) *Alek Shrader (2007) *Ryan Smith (2007) *Amber L. Wagner (2007) *Erich René Barbera (2008) *

Jennifer Johnson Cano Jennifer Johnson Cano is an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Before her college education, she attended St. Pius X High School (Festus, Missouri), graduating in the Class of 2002. While in high school, she was a member of the choir, singing at Ma ...

(2008) *Daveda Karanas (2008) * Simone Osborne (2008) *Edward Parks (2008) * Paul Appleby (2009) *

Anthony Roth Costanzo Anthony Roth Costanzo is an American countertenor, actor, and producer who has led performances at opera companies around the world. Beginning his career in musical theatre at the age of 11, he has since been featured at the Metropolitan Opera ...

(2009) *Sung Eun Lee (2009) *

Nadine Sierra Nadine Sierra (born May 14, 1988) is an American soprano. She is most well known for her interpretation of Gilda in Verdi's ''Rigoletto,'' and Lucia in Donizetti's ''Lucia di Lammermoor.'' Currently performing in leading roles in the top opera hou ...

(2009)

2010s

*Leah Crocetto, soprano (2010) *Lori Guilbeau, soprano (2010) * Elliot Madore, baritone (2010) *Nathaniel Peake, tenor (2010) *

Rachel Willis-Sørensen Rachel Willis-Sørensen (born 1984) is an American operatic soprano, vocal contractor / vocalist , conductor. Studies She has a bachelor's degree and a masters, the latter in vocal performance and pedagogy, both from Brigham Young University. A ...

, soprano (2010) *Joseph Barron, bass-baritone (2011) * Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone (2011) *Michelle Johnson, soprano (2011) *Joseph Lim, baritone (2011) *

Philippe Sly Philippe Sly (born 1988 or 1989 in Ottawa) is a Canadian bass-baritone and opera, oratorio and recital singer. Biography Sly grew up in Ottawa, joined local boys and adult choirs and studied music at McGill University. In 2011 he was one of ...

, bass-baritone (2011) * Janai Brugger, soprano (2012) *Anthony Clark Evans, baritone (2012) *Matthew Grills, tenor (2012) *Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano (2012) *Andrey Nemzer, countertenor (2012) *Michael Brandenburg, tenor (2013) *Brandon Cedel, bass-baritone (2013) *Sydney Mancasola, soprano (2013) *Musa Ngqungwana, bass-baritone (2013) *Rebecca Pedersen, soprano (2013) *Thomas Richards, bass-baritone (2013) *Julie Adams, soprano (2014) *Patrick Guetti, bass (2014) * Ao Li, bass-baritone (2014) *Yi Li, tenor (2014) *Amanda Woodbury, soprano (2014) *Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone (2015) * Marina Costa-Jackson, soprano (2015) *Joseph Dennis, tenor (2015) *Reginald Smith Jr., baritone (2015) *Virginie Verrez, mezzo-soprano (2015) *Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano (2016) *Yelena Dyachek, soprano (2016) *Sol Jin, baritone (2016) *

Jakub Józef Orliński Jakub Józef Orliński (; born 8 December 1990) is a Polish operatic countertenor singer and breakdancer. He has performed leading roles with many opera companies, including Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Warsaw Grand Thea ...

, countertenor (2016) *Sean Michael Plumb, baritone (2016) * Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano (2017) *Vanessa Vasquez, soprano (2017) *Richard Smagur, tenor (2017) *Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (2017) * Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor (2017) *Kyle van Schoonhoven, tenor (2017) *Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (2018) *Jessica Faselt, soprano (2018) *Madison Leonard, soprano (2018) *Carlos Enrique Santelli, tenor (2018) *

Hongni Wu Hongni Wu ( zh, 吴虹霓, link=no; born 1994) is a Chinese mezzo-soprano opera singer. Early life and education Wu was born in Jingdezhen, China. She studied at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music before to moving to the United States. In 2018 sh ...

, mezzo-soprano (2018) *Miles Mykkanen, tenor (2019) *William Guanbo Su, bass (2019) *Elena Villalón, soprano (2019) *Thomas Glass, baritone (2019) *Michaela Wolz, mezzo-soprano (2019) *Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo-soprano (2020) *Blake Denson, baritone (2020) *Jonah Hoskins, tenor (2020) *Alexandria Shiner, soprano (2020) *Denis Vélez, soprano (2020)

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.metopera.org/about/auditions/competition/, name=Official website
Winners and HistoryList of all winners
Metropolitan Opera Opera competitions Recurring events established in 1954 Opera-related lists 1954 establishments in the United States