Matthew Polenzani
Born: 1968, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Nationality: American
Artist's website: https://matthewpolenzani.com/
Born in Illinois in 1968, Matthew Polenzani studied at Eastern Illinois University and the Yale School of Music, making his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1998 in a small role in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov; since the early 2000s he has appeared there regularly in roles including David in Die Meistersinger, Nadir in the house’s first production of Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers in over a century, the Italian Singer in Renée Fleming’s final performances of Der Rosenkavalier, and Leicester in Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda opposite Joyce DiDonato in the title-role (all of these productions are available on DVD). Elsewhere, key roles include Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Des Grieux (Massenet’s Manon), Gerald (Lakmé), Ernesto (Don Pasquale), and the Duke in Rigoletto.
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Interview,
Alfred the Great - Brendel at 90
The Austrian pianist and author, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday in January, reflects on how the classical music world has altered since he began his career seven decades ago...
Recording of the Week,
Diana Damrau sings in Bizet's The Pearl Fishers from the Met
Katherine enjoys a new staging of Bizet's glorious exotic opera, starring Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien.
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