Matthew studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Robert Dean. He performs in opera and concert around the UK and abroad and has sung live on BBC Radio 3's In Tune. He will return to the Guildhall School in September 2018 to join the prestigious Opera Course.
Since graduating in 2015 Matthew has made his European debut as Guglielmo at the Brigitta Festival, Estonia and has worked for some of the UK's leading opera companies, including Opera North (Billy Budd, Trial By Jury, Andrea Chénier & The Snowmaiden); Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist (L'Italiana in Algeri); Grange Park Opera, cover Abimélech (Samson et Dalila) & cover Ancindoro/Benoit (La Bohème); Glyndebourne Education, Adonis (Venus and Adonis); The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company singing Carpnter (HMS Pinafore) and cover Pooh-Bah (Mikado) and cover Colonel (Patience); and Opera North Children's Chorus, soloist.
Most recently Matthew has sung Marcello (La Bohème) at Trafalgar Studios, London; Ned Keene (Peter Grimes), Dartington Festival under Sian Edwards; Fiorello and cover Figaro (The Barber of Seville), Iford Arts; Pish-Tush & The Mikado (The Mikado), Charles Court Opera; Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Devon opera; Count Robinson (Il Matrimonio Segreto), Pop-Up Opera.
Matthew worked closely with Iain Burnside in creating his music-drama 'Why does the Queen die?' both in it's première as Moritz von Schwind at the Oxford Lieder Festival and in it's revival as Joseph von Spaun at Milton Court. He has also sung a recital of war songs at LSO St. Luke's and was Baritone soloist for a New Years Day Viennese Gala recital at St. Martin-in-the-Fields with the Concordia Foundation, with whom he is a Concordia Artist. In this role he performs in recitals and galas for various musical societies.
In masterclasses has worked with Graham Johnson on sections of Wintereise in a live broadcast and also with Malcolm Martineau on the Heine settings of Schwanengesang. Other artists he has worked with in masterclasses are Brindley Sherratt, Ann Murray, Emma Kirkby, Jonathan Papp and Chen Reiss.
Matthew's other opera highlights include, Lorenzo (I Capuleti e I Montecchi), Pop-Up Opera; cover Darlemont (I pazzi per progetto), cover Cooper (The Cooper), cover Owl Doctor (Pinocchio), for Guildhall School Opera Course; Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Schaunard (La Bohème), Gasparro (Rita) and Angelotti (Tosca), for Opera on Location; Marullo (Rigoletto), Morales/Zuniga (Carmen), Marchese (La Traviata), for Heritage Opera; Gil (Susanna's Secret), Steel Opera.
A regular oratorio soloist, Matthew has performed much of the standard repertoire, as well as some lesser known pieces, including Messiah (Handel); St. Matthew Passion (Bach); Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan-Williams); Ein Deutches Requiem (Brahms); The Seasons (Haydn); Nelson Mass (Haydn); Crucifixion (Stainer); Requiem (Mozart); Requiem (Fauré); Coronation Mass (Mozart); Messa di Gloria (Pucini); Messe Solennelle (Gounod); Passio (Pärt); Requiem da Camara (Finzi); Eternal Light Requiem (Goodall) among others varying from new compositions to Bach Cantatas.
