With a “heroically shining tone of exceptional clarity and precision” (Opera Magazine) and “gorgeously burnished power” (The New York Times), American tenor Russell Thomas uses his signature elegance and intensity to create vivid character portrayals on the world’s most important stages. This season Mr. Thomas returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for Canio in […]
In leading roles that range from Tamino to Tom Rakewell, Ferrando, Fenton and Nemorino, Matthew Swensen’s compelling performances have taken him to Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Carnegie Hall, Oper Frankfurt, State Opera of Prague, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Theater Basel, The Rheingau Festival and more. Praised by the BBC for his role debut as Fenton in Verdi’s […]
Matthew Goodheart is a lyric tenor from Binghamton, NY, and currently a member of the Académie de l’Opéra de Paris, where he will appear as Count Belfiore in their production of La Finta Giardiniera, as well as in concerts at the Palais Garnier and the Opéra Bastille. Matthew returns to the US in the fall […]