2024 Florida District award winners, l to r, top row: Ashia Barnes (Encouragement), Ajit Peraud (Encouragement), Laura Santamaria (Winner), Hannah Shea (Winner), Minki Hong (Winner), bottom row: Daniela Pepe (Encouragement), Michael Rodriguez (Encouragement), Tatev Baroyan (Winner)

Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Florida District

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our 2024 District Winners are soprano Laura Santamaria, soprano Tatev Baroyan, mezzo-soprano Hannah Shea, and baritone Minki Hong, who advanced to the Southeast Region competition in February. Our judges also selected 4 Encouragement Award winners: soprano Ashia Barnes, soprano Daniela Pepe, tenor Michael Rodriguez, and tenor Ajit Persaud. Congratulations to all our competitors on their fine singing!


Congratulations to mezzo-soprano Hannah Shea and baritone Minki Hong, who  tied for 3rd Place at the Region!

​​Recent Past Florida District Winners


2023:  Eleomar Cuello, Tatev Baroyan


2022: Arianna Rodriguez, Eleomar Cuello, Jose Simerilla Romero, Kyle White


2021: Yejin Lee, Gloria Palermo, Michael Rodriguez, Jose Simerilla Romero


2019 (November):  Maire Carmack, Tatev Baroyan, Suzannah Waddington


2019 (January):  Jake Skipworth, Sylvia D'Eramo, Teresa Perrotta 


2018:  Lyndsey Swann, Laura Leon, Linsey Coppens


2017:  Ana Collado, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Jillian Marini, Vincent Turregano


2016:  ​Lauren Feider, Robyn Marie Lamp, Kathryn Bowden


​2015:  ​Anthony Ciaramitaro, Sarah Payne, Christine Suits 


2014:  Abigail Rethwisch, Chelsea Elizabeth Bolter, Maria Laetitia, Kathryn Bowden


2013:  Betsy Diaz, Leigh Whitney Tomlinson, María Leticia Hernández (María Laetitia)


2012:  Samantha Barnes, Emily Duncan-Brown, R. Kenneth Stavert


2011:  Megan Dewald, Betsy Diaz, David Margulis, R. Kenneth Stavert


2010:  ​Leah Crocetto, Sam Levine, Max Weir


2009:  ​Sarah Callinan, Bethany Hoerst,  Jeanette Zilioli