Dominic Salvati is an American born Tenor, hailing from Southern California, and a recent National Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. He received his Bachelors in Music at California Baptist University in 2023, where he studied the roles of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, and Roméo in Roméo et Juliette in fully orchestrated and staged productions. Dominic was raised in an Italian American family where opera and classical music were familiar and celebrated forms of entertainment. Through his studies and career, he has relished the opportunity to explore his heritage. Dominic received multiple awards and career  grants last season, most notably receiving 3rd prize in the 2025 Pasadena Vocal Competition, The 2023 Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, and Metropolitan Opera’s 2024 Laffont Competition as a district competitor.  This past winter Dominic participated in the 2024 Castleton Vocal Immersion Program where he worked with renowned vocalists Paul Groves and Michelle DeYoung. This season, Dominic had the great joy of making  his professional debut as Don José in Bizet’s Carmen with Opera San Luis Obisbo as well as debuting two forgotten roles with Pacific Opera Project, Carlino in Cagnoni’s Don Bucefalo and Tenente in Salieri’s La Scuola de Gelosi.