We consider the problem of finding domains that minimize the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian in a Riemannian manifold under volume constraint (Faber-Krahn minimizers). In the Euclidean setting such domains are balls, and existence and regularity of such domains is trivial. In a non-Euclidean setting very few examples are known. In this talk we will show a general result of existence and regularity of Faber-Krahn minimizers, inspired by the analogous result of existence and regularity of the solutions of the isoperimetric problems in a Riemannian manifold. In particular we will show that Faber-Krahn minimizers are regular in low dimension, and that there exists a critical dimension after which they can have singularities. Such critical dimension is related to the Alf-Caffarelli cone. This is a joint work with J. Lamboley.