The 54th Annual George and Nora London Foundation for Singers Vocal Competition

$25 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330.

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition Final Round is a public event at which 12 of the finest young opera singers from the U.S. and Canada compete for five George London Awards of $12,000 each. Since 1971, the foundation’s annual competition has given more than 300 awards, and a total of more than $2 million, to an outstanding roster of young American and Canadian opera singers who have gone on to international stardom – the list of past winners includes Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Ryan Speedo Green, Catherine Malfitano, James Morris, Eric Owens, Dimitri Pittas, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Neil Shicoff, Dawn Upshaw, and Willard White, to name just a few.  As The New York Times has noted, “this prestigious competition … can rightfully claim to act as a springboard for major careers in opera.” John Arida is the event’s pianist.

2026 Judges Panel:
Harolyn Blackwell
James Morris
Gayletha Nichols, Chair
Dimitri Pittas
Susan Quittmeyer

John Arida, piano