Hailed as “a bass of rare talent” (San Francisco Chronicle) possessing a “mellifluous bass that is at once robust and gentle” (Opera Magazine), American bass Matthew Treviño is captivating audiences through his work in opera, theatre, and the recording arts. A Texas native and winner of the Austin Critic’s Table Award for Best Singer, Treviño enjoys an active career on stage and stars in numerous studio recordings of new works including Getty’s The Canterville Ghost (Pentatone), Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat (Naxos), and Patterson’s Three Way (American Modern Recordings). Demonstrating his commitment to championing new works, Matthew released The Farther Shore: 21st-Century American Songs and Arias for Bass Voice in 2026, which included his commission of Boehler’s The Great Gramophone of Puzzling Existence.

Recently, Matthew made company debuts with Pacific Opera Victoria, for his signature Sparafucile in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and Madison Opera in the world premiere of Gendel’s Everlasting Faint. He returns to Madison this upcoming season for Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen.

For the 23/24 season, Matthew’s engagements included Bartolo in Calgary Opera’s Le nozze di Figaro and Dr. P. in Nashville Opera’s The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. In 2022-23, he made a role and company debut as Ferrando in Il trovatore at Opéra de Montréal where he returned later in the season as the Bonze in Madama Buttefly, and also sang Frère Laurent in Roméo et Juliette for The Florentine Opera. In 2021-22, he joined Austin Opera for Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, and Calgary Opera for Dottore Grenvil in La traviata.

Additional repertoire highlights include Guy Cotter in Everest and Timur in Turandot with Austin Opera; Seneca in L'incoronazione di Poppea with The Florentine Opera; Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor and Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera Colorado; Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Zuniga in Carmen with Hawaii Opera Theater; The Client in Three Way with the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Colline in La bohème with the Colorado Symphony; Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Vancouver Opera; Hobson in Peter Grimes and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with the English National Opera; The King in Aida with Aspen Music Festival; The Ghost in The Canterville Ghost with Opera Leipzig; and the Messiah with St Louis Symphony.  

July 2026
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