30/12/2022
2022 METROPOLITAN OPERA OREGON DISTRICT AUDITIONS The 69th Metropolitan Opera Oregon District Laffont Competition (formerly National Council MONC) will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2023 - 1pm at PSU’s Lincoln Performance Hall 1320 SW Broadway in Portland, Oregon. These Metropolitan Opera Oregon District Auditions are open to the public and for an opera lover they are the best entertainment in town! Where else can one hear 30 to 40 arias drawn from the entire operatic repertoire in one day? This year’s MONC Oregon District Audition judges are Jennifer Ringo, Aaron Grant and Markus Beam. The Metropolitan Opera Oregon District Auditions winners will go to the Regional Auditions held in Seattle on Sunday, February 26, 2023. The winners from the Seattle Regional auditions are New York City - Lincoln Center bound – where 26 finalists from all over the USA will compete – and finally, on April 23, 2023 the Grand Finalists will perform with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center in New York.
