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Matt Treviño is being hailed as a “…bass of rare talent” (San Francisco Chronicle), whose voice ”achieves nobility and sonorous resonance…” (Opera News). As a leading young American opera singer, Mr. Trevino is quickly garnering attention for his wonderful stagecraft and his elegant, powerful voice.
In the 2008-2009 Season and beyond, he performs Colline in La Bohème with Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Fresno Grand Opera, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Nevada Opera, The Police Sergeant in The Pirates of Penzance and Colline in La Bohème with Sacramento Opera, and Victor in the world premiere of Before Night Falls at the Fort Worth Opera. He made his debut at the Caramoor Festival in summer 2008 performing Alcade in La Forza del Destino and Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Recent engagements from the past two seasons include Ramfis in Aida with Nevada Opera, Monterone in Rigoletto and Sam in Un Ballo in Maschera with Opera Santa Barbara, Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro in Coeur d’Alene, Durufle’s Requiem with Marin Symphony, and made his Michigan Opera Theatre debut in Turandot and Dallas Opera debut in Salome. In addition, he was contracted for his Teatro Municipal de Santiago debut as Alvise Baodero in Ponchielli's La Gioconda.
A Texas native, Treviño begin his career singing with the Fort Worth Opera in a variety of operas including Susannah, Salome, and Rigoletto. After graduating from Baylor University in Waco, TX, Mr. Treviño joined the San Francisco Merola program for two summers performing Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte, which he later toured nationally with San Francisco Opera's Western Opera Theater.
As a concert artist, Mr. Treviño has performed with noted symphony orchestras around the country in new and standard works including Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Handel’s Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Requiem, Durufle’s Requiem, as well as Bernstein’s Dybbuk with the San Francisco Ballet.
Mr. Treviño has worked with many noted coaches and conductors such as Graham Jenkins, Will Crutchfield, John Churchwell, Sheri Greenawald, Dean Williamson, Martin Katz, Willie Anthony Waters, Steven Blier, Valery Ryvkin, Mark Flint, Michael Borowitz, and Joseph Illick. He has been directed by John Copley, David Gately, Vera Lucia Calabria, Herbert Bliss, Jose Maria Condemi, Daniel Helfgot, Stephanie Sundine, Joseph Bascetta, Michael Scarola, and Yefim Maizel.
Mr. Treviño has won prizes in the Loren L Zachary Foundation Competition, Dallas Opera Guild Competition, McCammon Competition of Fort Worth Opera, Shreveport Opera’s Singer of the Year Competition, and was the recipient of the Thomas Stewart Award for Vocal Excellence at Baylor University.
Mr. Treviño resides in New York City with his wife Sarah Viola and studies voice with his long time mentor and friend, Dr. John Van Cura.
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