Baritone

Matthew Mannion

Madama Butterfly, The Bartered Bride

Biography

A member of the Company Chorus of Irish National Opera, Matthew has sung the roles of First Priest in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Second Prisoner in Beethoven’s Fidelio, Hunter in Rossini’s William Tell (with INO/Nouvel Opéra Fribourg), Fourth Waiter in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, and Servant in Verdi’s La traviata for INO. A 2021 Rising Stars recipient, Matthew Mannion recently made his Abbey Theatre debut as male vocalist in Augusta Gregory’s Grania. Matthew has over a decade of performance experience and has performed many roles including Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Opera Britain), Melisso in Handel’s Alcina (Saluzzo Opera Academy), Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte (Flat Pack Music), Bartolo in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (TU Dublin Conservatoire), and created the roles of Liam in Backstage and Owen in The Stalls, both by Tom Lane (Ulysses Opera/Cork Midsummer Festival). Other roles include Moralès in Bizet’s Carmen, Marchese d’Obigny in Verdi’s La traviata and Imperial Commissioner in Puccini's Madama Butterfly (Lyric Opera Productions) and Victorian 4 in William Todd’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Opera Collective Ireland). Matthew has also sung as a soloist in oratorios including Handel’s Messiah, Stanford’s Mass in G, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Charpentier’s Messe de Minuet, C.P.E. Bach’s Magnificat, and Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross. Matthew has been a finalist in the Bernadette Greevy Bursary, Glenarm Festival of Voice, and Trench Award, and received 3rd place in the 2017 Irene Sanford Competition.

Novemember 2024