Matthew Pearce

Praised for his “confidence,” “brightness,” and “high level of control” (OperaWire), Mr. Pearce is a recent graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist at Washington National Opera who hails from the small town of Union, Kentucky. In the 2022-2023 season, the rising spinto will make his professional debut with Portland Opera as Don José in their production of Carmen. During his 2021-2022 season, Mr. Pearce performed the role of Don José Francesca Zambello’s production of Carmen conducted by Evan Rogister at Washington National Opera, and he participated in the Kennedy Center’s Honors in a tribute for Justino Diaz. During the 2019-2020 season, Mr. Pearce performed the role of Monostatos in the Maurice Sendak production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and the First Philistine in Saint- Saëns’ Samson et