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Matthew Pearce
tenor

Praised for his “confidence,” “brightness,” and “high level of control” (OperaWire), Matthew Pearce is a recent graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera who hails from the small town of Union, Kentucky. Last season, the rising spinto made his professional début with Portland Opera as Don José in their production of Carmen and joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for the workshop of Slanted.  Engagements for this season include his role and house début as Lennie in Of Mice and Men with Livermore Valley Opera and performing as a soloist in Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln with the Dallas Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Chattanooga Symphony.

In recent seasons, Mr. Pearce performed the role of Don José Francesca Zambello’s production of Carmen conducted by Evan Rogister at Washington National Opera and participated in the Kennedy Center’s Honors in a tribute for Justino Diaz. Additionally, he performed the role of Monostatos in the Maurice Sendak production of Die Zauberflöte and the First Philistine in Samson et Dalila conducted by John Fiore at Washington National Opera. The lyric tenor also sang the Guard in the world premiere of David Lang’s new opera, prisoner of the state, with The New York Philharmonic under the baton of Jaap van Zweden at David Geffen Hall. Other highlights include performances of John Corigliano’s Poem in October with the Juilliard Orchestra and Juilliard’s AXIOM ensemble led by Jeffrey Milarsky and a début at David Geffen Hall for the New York premiere of Angela Rice’s Easter Oratorio Thy Will be Done with the National Chorale. Additionally, Mr. Pearce had the honor of performing The Magician in a reduced version of The Consul at the U.S. Supreme Court for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mr. Pearce spent two seasons at the Chautauqua Institution where he appeared as Don José in Carmen and Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Mr. Pearce earned his Master of Music from the Juilliard School where he studied with the legendary Marlena Malas and a Bachelor of Music at the University of Kentucky under the tutelage of Dr. Everett McCorvey. He currently studies with Laura Brooks Rice.

Matthew Pearce
tenor

Praised for his “confidence,” “brightness,” and “high level of control” (OperaWire), Matthew Pearce is a recent graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera who hails from the small town of Union, Kentucky. Last season, the rising spinto made his professional début with Portland Opera as Don José in their production of Carmen and joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for the workshop of Slanted.  Engagements for this season include his role and house début as Lennie in Of Mice and Men with Livermore Valley Opera and performing as a soloist in Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln with the Dallas Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Chattanooga Symphony.

In recent seasons, Mr. Pearce performed the role of Don José Francesca Zambello’s production of Carmen conducted by Evan Rogister at Washington National Opera and participated in the Kennedy Center’s Honors in a tribute for Justino Diaz. Additionally, he performed the role of Monostatos in the Maurice Sendak production of Die Zauberflöte and the First Philistine in Samson et Dalila conducted by John Fiore at Washington National Opera. The lyric tenor also sang the Guard in the world premiere of David Lang’s new opera, prisoner of the state, with The New York Philharmonic under the baton of Jaap van Zweden at David Geffen Hall. Other highlights include performances of John Corigliano’s Poem in October with the Juilliard Orchestra and Juilliard’s AXIOM ensemble led by Jeffrey Milarsky and a début at David Geffen Hall for the New York premiere of Angela Rice’s Easter Oratorio Thy Will be Done with the National Chorale. Additionally, Mr. Pearce had the honor of performing The Magician in a reduced version of The Consul at the U.S. Supreme Court for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mr. Pearce spent two seasons at the Chautauqua Institution where he appeared as Don José in Carmen and Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Mr. Pearce earned his Master of Music from the Juilliard School where he studied with the legendary Marlena Malas and a Bachelor of Music at the University of Kentucky under the tutelage of Dr. Everett McCorvey. He currently studies with Laura Brooks Rice.