Hailed as “a bass with an attitude and the goods to back it up,” by The New York Times and praised by the San Francisco Classical Voice for music that “harnesses considerable expressive power,” bass and composer Matt Boehler is known in the world of opera for his captivating, dynamic performances and his long-earned reputation as an inventive collaborative artist.

Recent seasons for Matt have included engagements at some of classical music’s most prestigious venues: The Metropolitan Opera in both Iolanta and The Nose; Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie in Daphne; Canadian Opera Company in The Magic Flute, the Kennedy Center for Bernstein’s Mass with the National Symphony Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera as Van Helsing in the world premiere of The Lord of Cries (Corigliano/Adamo). This season, the bass debuts the role of Arkel in Des Moines Metro Opera’s Pelléas et Mélisande, sings Frére Laurent in Toledo Opera’s Roméo et Juliette, appears with West Edge Opera in the world premiere of Bulrusher, and sings Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Modesto Symphony.