METROPOLITAN OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION
WESTERN REGION SCHEDULE 2023-2024
Please follow local Covid safety guidelines while attending Western Region audition events.
SAN DIEGO IMPERIAL COUNTIES DISTRICT
Saturday, November 4, 2023 – 10:00 am
Conrad Presby Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, 92047
Co-District Directors
Brenda Hayward (public relations)
bbtics@yahoo.com
Kate Thickstun (singers)
kathickstun@gmail.com 619.805.5654
Karen Valentino (judges)
klvalentino@hotmail.com 858.663.8591
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT
Sunday, January 14, 2024 – 10:00 am
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street, San Francisco, 94102
District Director
Michele Patzakis (all inquiries)
patzakis.sfmetcomp@gmail.com 626.695.6547
michelepatzakis@gmail.com
LOS ANGELES DISTRICT
Sunday, January 21, 2024 – 10:00 am
The Colburn School, Thayer Hall
200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 90012
Co-District Directors
Karen Gottlieb (judges)
kgott10@gmail.com 310.487.8127
Laurel Howat (staffing/hospitality)
ldhowat@aol.com 562.810.5724
Susan Malinowski (singers)
Susanmal7823@gmail.com 626.375.5406
WESTERN REGIONAL FINALS
Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 1:00 pm
THE Colburn School, Zipper Hall
200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012
Regional Co-Chairs
Molly Siefert
Co-Chair
mollywsiefert@gmail.com 626.437.5944
Marianne Grant
Co-Chair
marianne.grant@gmail.com 213.952.1056
westernregionmetauditions.org
NATIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center
Monday, March 11, 2024 – Time TBA
LAFFONT GRAND-NATIONAL FINALS
Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center
Sunday, March 17, 2024 – 3:00 pm