Matthew Polenzani

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Matthew Polenzani (born August 23, 1968 in Evanston, Illinois ) is an American opera singer with a tenor voice . His international work has taken him to opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Royal Opera House London, the Bavarian State Opera Munich, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Vienna State Opera in major roles in the lyric tenor subject . As a lieder singer, he works with the pianist Julius Drake .

biography

Training and first appearances

Polenzani initially studied at Eastern Illinois University, initially with the aim of becoming a choir director and music teacher. After a master class with the bass-baritone Alan Held , he decided to study singing at the Yale School of Music, where he obtained his master's degree in 1994. He then took part in the young talent program of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera New York in 1997 , where he has since played numerous major roles. Beginning with an engagement at the Opéra National de Bordeaux in 1998, he also made guest appearances at other opera houses in Europe.

Development as an opera singer

Most of the roles played by Polenzani can be assigned to the lyric tenor vocal subject . He was best known as a Mozart interpreter and for roles in the Italian Belcanto subject and related French roles. Only more recently, starting in 2019 as Don José in Carmen , has he also appeared as a youthful hero tenor .

Opera roles and engagements (selection)

Debut in role
1997 Boyar Kruschov ( Boris Godunov ) Metropolitan Opera New York
1998 Gérald ( Lakmé ) Opéra National de Bordeaux
Count Almaviva ( Il barber the Siviglia ) Bavarian State Opera Munich (May 2002)
Nemorino ( L'elisir d'amore )
  • Bavarian State Opera (May 2011)
  • Metropolitan Opera (Jan. 2018)
Tebaldo ( I Capuleti ei Montecchi ) Bavarian State Opera (June 2014)
Tamino ( The Magic Flute )
Werther ( Werther ) Bavarian State Opera (Oct. 2015)
Don Ottavio ( Don Giovanni ) Metropolitan Opera (Sep 2016)
Fernand ( La Favorite ) Bavarian State Opera (Oct. 2016)
Rodolfo ( La Bohème )
Idomeneo ( Idomeneo )
  • Metropolitan Opera (March 2017)
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago (Oct. 2018)
Nadir ( Les pêcheurs de perles ) Lyric Opera of Chicago (Nov 2017)
2017-10 Duca di Mantua ( Rigoletto )
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago (Oct 2017)
  • Metropolitan Opera (Feb. 2019)
2018-04 Rodolfo ( Luisa Miller ) Zurich Opera House
2019-01 Vaudémont ( Jolanthe ) Metropolitan Opera
2019-03 Tito ( La clemenza di Tito ) Metropolitan Opera
2019-06 Don José ( Carmen )
2019-09 Macduff ( Macbeth ) Metropolitan Opera

Prizes and awards

  • Richard Tucker Award (2004)
  • The Metropolitan Opera's Beverly Sills Artist Award (2008)
  • Opera News Award (2017)

Discography (selection)

DVD / Blu-ray

  • Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale with Anna Netrebko as Norina and Matthew Polenzani as Ernesto. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine . Deutsche Grammophon , 2010
  • Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda with Joyce di Donato in the title role, Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth, Matthew Polenzani as Robert. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Maurizio Benini. Erato 2012
  • Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita with Elīna Garanča as Léonor de Guzman and Matthew Polenzani as Fernand. Bavarian State Orchestra , Karel Mark Chichon. Deutsche Grammophon, 2016
  • Georges Bizet: Les pecheurs de perles with Diana Damrau as Leila and Matthew Polenzani as Nadir. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda . Erato, 2016

CD

  • Franz Liszt: Complete Songs Vol.1. Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Julius Drake , piano. Hyperion, 2010
  • Matthew Polenzani sings songs (Schubert, Beethoven, Britten, Hahn). Julius Drake, piano. Wigmore Hall Live, 2011

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Salazar: Artist Profile: Matthew Polenzani, A Dominant Voice Of the 21st Century. In: Opera Wire. August 23, 2018, accessed on February 21, 2020 .
  2. ^ Matthew Polenzani (short portrait and performance history). Bavarian State Opera, accessed on February 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Wynne Delacoma: At a career height, Matthew Polenzani is still looking for new paths to explore. In: Chicagi Classical Review. October 16, 2018, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  4. ^ Tenor Matthew Polenzani. Metropolitan Opera, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  5. ↑ A wonderfully fresh and robust voice, with clarion top notes and a gift for sweet phrasing… In: matthewpolenzani.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Francisco Salazar: Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: La Bohème. In: Opera Wire. November 1, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  7. ^ Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of Metropolitan Opera's MACBETH. In: Broadway World. September 27, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Polenzani, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd August 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston (Illinois)