Matthew is a bass-baritone from McKinney, Texas. As an undergraduate at the University of North Texas, he performed the roles of Mícha in The Bartered Bride, Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, Zúñiga in Carmen and the conductor in Lisa DeSpain’s That Hellbound Train with UNT Opera. As a vocal fellow at Spoleto Festival USA, Matthew has sung in multiple choral concerts, appeared in the world premiere of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’ Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Omar in 2022, and covered the role of the old doctor in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa in 2023. In addition to receiving the audience favorite award, he placed third in the James Toland Vocal Arts competition and recently participated in Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artist Vocal Academy.
