Matthew A. Plenk
Tenor
New England First Place Winner, 2007
National Council Semifinalist, 2007

Tenor, Matthew Plenk will be making his Metropolitan Opera debut this season, under the baton of Maestro James Levine, as the Voice of the Young Sailor in Tristan und Isolde. Also for the 07-08 season he joins the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Met. With Yale Opera (M.M. ’06) he has performed Rodolfo, La Boheme; Ferrando, Cosi fan tutte; Flute, Midsummer Night’s Dream; Nanki-poo, The Mikado; The Italian Tenor, Capriccio; and Kudrjàs in Janàcek’s Kat’a Kabanova. While earning his Bachelor of Music at the Hartt School of Music, Mr. Plenk was featured in Don Giovanni, as Don Ottavio. He also performed in many scenes productions, taking on roles such as Romeo, Romeo et Julliette; Nemorino, L’elisir d’amore; Frederic, Pirates of Penzance; and Sam, Susannah.

Mr. Plenk also has an active concert career. He has recently performed with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giusseppe Verdi, Hartford Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Los Angeles based Musica Angelica Baroque, Connecticut Chamber Orchestra, Intermezzo Opera, and Bel Canto Northwest. With Sir Neville Marriner conducting, Mr. Plenk also has also performed with Yale Philharmonia. He was a National Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Guild Competition.

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