METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPETITION MEXICO DISTRICT
9 th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
2026-27

• July 1-31 APPLICATIONS OPEN

  Talented young singers from across Mexico submit audition videos.

   

• September 1 SINGERS SELECTED FOR LIVE AUDITIONS

  The Metropolitan Opera announces the singers selected for live auditions.

   

• October 1 SAN MIGUEL COMPETITION ROSTER IS ANNOUNCED

  San Miguel is the Competition’s only host city in Mexico.

   

• October 23-24 SEASON OPENING CONCERT

  In the Music Pavilion/Villa de los Frailes.

   

• December 2 NINTH ANNUAL METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPETITION/MEXICO

  Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramirez “el Nigromante”

  Mexico’s most promising young singers compete for the opportunity to represent Mexico in the Metropolitan Opera’s Rocky Mountain Region Competition and beyond.

   

• January 3-8, 2027 REGIONAL COMPETITION PREPARATION WEEK

  Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

  Competition winners prepare to represent Mexico in Denver.

   

• February 6, 2027 Rocky Mountain Regional Competition/Denver, CO

  Competition is live-streamed; watch parties are scheduled.

   

• March 13-14, 2027 WINNERS’ CONCERTS

  Our Competition winners return to San Miguel to sing for you!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THE JOURNEY OF MEXICO’S NEXT GENERATION OF

OPERA TALENT WITH YOU!