Dominic Salvati is an American born Tenor, hailing from Southern California, and a recent winner of the Western Region 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. Last season, Dominic made 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. Currently, Dominic is earning his Masters of Music Degree in Opera at Yale University where, this year, he is studying the Role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème. This Summer, Dominic is pleased to be an apprentice singer for Santa Fe Opera, Debuting the roles of 1st priest in the Magic Flute, Peasant Leader in Eugene Onegin, and covering the Role of Lensky in Eugene Onegin.