Hailed as “ a bass of rare talent” (San Francisco Chronical) possessing a ”mellifluous bass that is at once robust and gentle” (Opera Magazine), American bass Matthew Treviño is captivating audiences through his work in opera, theater, and the recording arts. A Texas native, Treviño enjoys an active career on stage and stars in numerous studio recordings of new works including Romulus Hunt by Carly Simon (Lexicon Classics), The Canterville Ghost by Gordon Getty (Pentatone), The Man Who Mistook his Wife For a Hat by Michael Nyman (Naxos), and Three Way by Robert Paterson (American Modern Recordings).
Most recently Matthew performed the role of Dr. Bartolo Le nozze di Figaro with Calgary Opera and Austin Opera, Dr P in Nashville Opera's revival of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Bonze in Madama Butterfly and Ferrando in Il Trovatore with L'Opéra de Montréal, Friar Laurent in Roméo et Juliette with Florentine Opera, Dr Grenvil in La Traviata with the Calgary Opera, and was engaged with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal as Le père de famille in Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ (*Canceled due to Covid Restrictions). Upcoming, he will perform Jesus in Madison bach Musician's St Matthew's Passion, and the role of Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Pacific Opera Victoria.
Other recent stage highlights include Guy Cotter in Everest and Timur in Turandot with the Austin Opera, Seneca in L'incoronazione di Poppea, with the Florentine Opera, Raimondo in Lucia Di Lammermoore and Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera Colorado, Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Zuniga in Carmen with Hawaii Opera theater, The Client in Three Way with the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Colline in La Bohème with the Colorado Symphony, Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Vancouver Opera, Hobson in Peter Grimes and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with the English National Opera, The King in Aida with Aspen Music Festival, The Ghost in The Canterville Ghost with Opera Leipzig, and the Messiah with St Louis Symphony.
Mr. Treviño is a former member of the world renowned Merola Opera Program in San Francisco and is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He was a winner in the Loren L. Zachary Foundation Competition, Dallas Opera Competition, Fort Worth Opera’s McCammon Voice Competition, and the recipient of the Thomas Stewart Award for Vocal Excellence at Baylor University.
