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Matthew Polenzani

Tenor

American tenor Matthew Polenzani is lauded as one of the most gifted and distinguished lyric tenors of his generation. In the 2024–25 season he will make a role debut as Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur at Teatro Real, and bring his acclaimed portrayal of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly to Gran Teatre del Liceu. Returning to the Metropolitan Opera, he will star as Rodolfo in La Bohème, and will take on the role of Anatol in concert performances of Samuel Barber’s Vanessa at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda. This season he also appears in major titular roles, including Werther at Wiener Staatsoper, Otello at Staatsoper Stuttgart, and Idomeneo at San Francisco Opera. On the concert stage, he will offer recitals at the Hungarian State Opera and Oper Frankfurt. Polenzani was the recipient of the 2004 Richard Tucker Award, The Metropolitan Opera’s 2008 Beverly Sills Artist Award, and a 2017 Opera News Award.