<p>I do not know which woudl be better but it is not necessary to be in NYC for your MM. Look at this year’s Met winners. It is necessary to get the best training and performance opportunities for where you are in development and voice part. One Met winner came from DD’s studio at Rice and Houston is far from NYC. Other schools not in NYC also regularly have a number of winners. DD’s studio mate is going to the Met Young artist program now, after her masters. I think he needs to make sure on a visit that he uses the same kind of selection criteria of studio and opportunities, sample lessons, history of others in the studios.</p>