Matthew Polenzani American tenor Matthew Polenzani is recognized among the most gifted lyric tenors of his generation, with a career singing in concert and operatic appearanc es on leading stages across North American and Europe. He made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at Blossom in 2000, and his Severance hall debut in June 2007. A regular with New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Mr. Polenzani has sung in nearly 300 performances with the company. The many highlights from his recent Met seasons include the premieres of Bartlett Sher’s production of Doni zetti’s The Elixir of Love, which opened the 2012-13 season, and David McVicar’s production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda. This season he returns to the Met in Mozart’s CosÌ fan tutte and Verdi’s Rigoletto, performs at the Bavarian State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Royal Opera Covent Garden, and makes his debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Following Mr. Polenzani’s debut with Opera Bordeaux in 1998, appearances in other major European theaters in clude performances at the Teatro Communale in Florence, Paris Opéra, Bavar ian State Opera, Rome Opera, Vienna State Opera, Naples Teatro Regio, London’s Royal Opera House, and the Salzburg Festival — in works ranging from Berlioz to Donizetti and Verdi, Massenet to Mozart, and Rossini to Richard Strauss. Also in demand as a concert performer, Matthew Polenzani has sung with orchestras across North America and Europe, including engagements with the ensembles of Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, St. Louis, and San Francisco, as well as performances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestra della Santa Cecilia, Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, and the Orchestre National de France. In recital, Matthew Polenzani’s appearances have including programs in Boston, London, Philadelphia, New York, and the Verbier Festival. Recently, he appeared on all three of Carnegie Hall’s stages — in concert with the Met Cham ber Ensemble at Zankel Hall, in recital with James Levine at the piano in Weill Re cital Hall, and in a Schubert Song Evening in Isaac Stern Auditorium with several colleague singers and James Levine as pianist. Mr. Polenzani’s artistry can be heard on recital albums recorded by Hyperion, Oehms Classics, VAI, and Wigmore Hall, as well as on DVDs including Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Magic Flute, and Verdi’s La Traviata. Matthew Polenzani was the recipient of the 2004 Richard Tucker Award and the Metropolitan Opera’s 2008 Beverly Sills Artist Award. An avid golfer, he lives in New York with his wife, mezzo-soprano Rosa Maria Pascarella, and their three sons.
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Tenor Soloist
The Cleveland Orchestra