Matthew Polenzani

Opera singer

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Who is Matthew Polenzani?

Matthew Polenzani is an American lyric tenor, born in Evanston, Illinois. He has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera of New York, the Seattle Opera, and other companies. He has also sung with numerous symphony orchestras. Polenzani earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1990, and a master's from the Yale School of Music where he studied with Richard Cross and Doris Yarick-Cross. In the 2013 autumn season of the Metropolitan Opera he sings in the role of Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi´s opera Rigoletto.

Polenzani won the Richard Tucker Award in 2004. He is married to mezzo-soprano Rosa Maria Pascarella. Singer-songwriter Rose Polenzani is his sister.

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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Eastern Illinois University

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on July 23, 2013

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