Mr. Polenzani has a ringing,
clarion lyric tenor that he
can push to heroic
heights ...

New York Sun

Tenor Matthew Polenzani is one of the most gifted and distinguished lyric tenors of his generation. His elegant musicianship, innate sense of style and dramatic commitment find him at virtually every leading operatic, concert and recital venue in the world.

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Werther in Barcelona

Next month, Matthew Polenzani will once again embody the role of Massenet’s Werther at Gran Teatre del Liceu. The plot follows the young man in love, who writes letters to his friend Wilhelm about Charlotte, who rejected him to marry another man after having promised her mother so on her deathbed. A {...}

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Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera

Matthew Polenzani is back at the Metropolitan Opera, where cultures collide in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, a poignant tale of a loyal geisha and a callous American naval officer whose fleeting romance leaves only devastation behind. He stars as Pinkerton opposite Ailyn Pérez as Cio-Cio-San in Anthony {...}

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Upcoming Performances

Werther

Gran Teatre del Liceu
Barcelona
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Carmen

Teatro alla Scala
Milan
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Fidelio

Bayerische Staatsoper
Munich
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The Lincoln Center: Spotlight On...Matthew Polenzani

Tenor Matthew Polenzani sat down with us to chat about growing up in Chicago, his early music influences and one important meeting that forever changed the course of his career, steering him away from the classroom and toward the Metropolitan Opera stage.

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