Matthew DiBattista

The American tenor, a Boston native, will appear as soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra later this season, having previously performed there in Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Beethoven’s Symphony No.9. Highlights last season included Camille Raquin/Picker’s Thérèse Raquin (Long Beach Opera, Chicago Opera Theater), Curley/Floyd’s Of Mice and Men (Tulsa Opera), and Britten’s War Requiem (Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra). The tenor is closely associated with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Pagliacci, Il tabarro, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Death of Klinghoffer, Alice in Wonderland, Magic Flute), and the Glimmerglass Festival (Central Park, Falstaff, The Mother of Us All, Of Mice and Men). Among his many other successes in English-language repertoire are Louis/Angels in America (Opera Boston), Steve Hubble/A Streetcar Named Desire (Virginia Opera), Jasper Vanderbilt/The Rivals (Skylight Opera Theatre, world premiere), title role/The Good Soldier Schweik (Long Beach Opera), and Eddie Fislinger/Elmer Gantry (Tulsa Opera debut). DiBattista has also been successful in Italian repertoire, including Norma (Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood), Tosca (Denver), and Pagliacci (New Orleans). A particularly challenging assignment – the four valet tenors in Les contes d’Hoffmann –has brought him acclaim in Miami, Denver, Boston, and Palm Beach.

Previously at Lyric Opera: Faninal's Major Domo/Der Rosenkavalier (2015|16); Servant/Capriccio (2014|15); Third Esquire/Parsifal (2013|14).

Last updated: February 8, 2016