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 MATTHEW
SWENSEN

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE AMERICAN TENOR

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He was everything we wanted him to be: Matthew Swensen is an ardent and generous tenor - he was simply phenomenal.”

 

BBC WORLD NEWS

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. 

 

The 2024/25 Season begins in the summer with Wagner’s Der Fliegende Höllander as the Steersman in his debut at the Teatro Regio di Torino and again with Jaap Van Zweden and the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam later in September. He sings several performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Allentown Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and on tour throughout Italy and Germany. He makes his debut with the Deutscher Symphoniker in Bruckner's Te Deum and again in Bach's B Minor Mass in Munich.

He makes his role debut as Nemorino in New Orleans Opera's Elisir D'Amore, and reprises the role of Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia with Lyric Opera Kansas City. In April 2025 he will make his Canadian debut with the Montreal Symphony in a concert performance of Mozart's
Cosi fan Tutte. 

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NOV 4, 6, 8, 11, 13
2023

JAN 25, 27, 29, 31, FEB 2
2024

SEPTEMBER 7 2024

The Flying Dutchmann 

Concertgebouw Amsterdam
 

Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Matthew Swensen, Steuermann
Brian Mulligan, Dutchmann
Benjamin Bruns, Erik

 

SEPTEMBER 15 2024

Bruckner Te Deum

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
 

TBA, conductor
Matthew Swensen, Tenor
TBA, Alto
TBA, Baritone

 

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CRITICAL 
ACCLAIM & PRESS

 

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“After a tightly conducted and briskly paced, traditionally structured overture, Matthew Swensen, as the Steersman, took the lead alongside Andreas Bauer Kanabas, who performed the role of Daland, his captain. Swensen has a beautiful, crystal-clear tenor that comes into its own in his small role. With perfect diction, he delivers a Steersman rarely heard: on the one hand, pure bel canto, but on the other hand, perfectly focused on the drama of his texts with understandable articulation."

OPERA MAGAZINE / FLYING DUTCHMAN IN AMSTERDAM

June 2024

2024-2025 includes Amsterdam, Torino, Milan, Hamburg, Montreal and more.

 

The 2024/25 Season begins in the summer with Wagner’s Der Fliegende Höllander as the Steersman in his debut at the Teatro Regio di Torino and again with Jaap Van Zweden and the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam later in September. He sings several performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Allentown Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and on tour throughout Italy and Germany. He makes his debut with the Deutscher Symphoniker in Bruckner's Te Deum and again in Bach's B Minor Mass in Munich.

He makes his role debut as Nemorino in New Orleans Opera's Elisir D'Amore, and reprises the role of Count Almaviva in Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia with Lyric Opera Kansas City. In April 2025 he will make his Canadian debut with the Montreal Symphony in a concert performance of Mozart's
Cosi fan Tutte. 

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VERDI 
FALSTAFF
 

Verdi's masterpiece presented by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Starring Nicola Alaimo, Ailyn Perez, Matthew Swensen and Simone Piazzola. 

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