Southeast Regional Laffont Competition of the Metropolitan Opera Final Auditions
Held at 2pm on February 12th at Spivey Hall Tickets - Spivey Hall box office 678 466 2400 spiveyhall.org/events Guest Artist: Alan Higgs, bass-baritone | ||||||
Apply on National Metropolitan Opera Site:
http://www.metopera.org/About/Auditions/nationalcouncil/National-Council-Auditions-/Director(s)
Southeast Region:Randall Romig, Regional Chairman
J. Barry Schrenk, Director of Membership and Finance
Dale Houska, Director of Auditions
Prizes Awarded
Ryan Smith Memorial First Place Award Winner receives $6,000 and goes to New York to compete in the National Semi-finals.Second Place Winner receives $3,000.
Third Place Winner receives $1,500.
Two Encouragement Awards, each receives $500.
(Please note: All cash awards are at the discretion of the judges.)
Judges
Panel of Judges for 2023:Panel of Judges for 2022:
Paul Hopper, MET Associate Artistic Administrator
Matthew Horner, Senior VP of IMG Artists
Chris Cano, Director of Opera Studio, Arizona Opera
WINNERS:
2022
Congratulations to the 2022 winners for the Southeastern Region!
First Place (moves on to NYC semifinals in April) Alexandra Razskazoff, soprano
Second Place Ryan Capozzo, tenor
Third Place Spencer Reichman, baritone
Encouragement Award Lucy Altus, mezzo-soprano
Encouragement Award Jesse Mashburn, mezzo-soprano2019
2019
Congratulations to our 2019 winners for the Southeast Region!
First Place - Murrella Parton - Soprano - Middle/East Tennessee
Second Place - Siena Licht Miller - Mezzo - Middle/East Tennessee
Third Place - Gabrielle Beteag - Mezzo - Georgia
Encouragement - Maria Miller - Mezzo - West Tennessee
Encouragement -Tiffany Choe - Soprano - West Tennessee
2018
The 2018 Winners of the Southeast Region are:
1. Brandon Russell, Tenor
2. Jasmine Habersham, Soprano
3. Nicholas Davis, Baritone
Encouragement Awards:
Clay Young, Tenor
Liv Redpath, Soprano
2017
The 2017 Winners of the Southeast Region are:
1. Alasdair Kent, Tenor
2. Jacquelyn Stucker, Soprano
3. Alan Higgs, Bass-Baritone
Encouragement Awards:
Courtney Johnson
Gabriella Sam
2016
1. First Place Tie - Lauren Feider, Soprano and Brian Vu, Baritone
2. Second Place - Aleksandra Romano, Mezzo Soprano
Encouragement Awards:
Alan Higgs
Matthew Reese