Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Florida District
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)
Our January 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