Matthew Truss
Countertenor
New England Encouragement Award, 2006

Countertenor, Matthew Truss, student of Victor Jannett, received his bachelors of music in voice with an emphasis in opera performance from Boston Conservatory in May of 2006.  At the conservatory, Mr. Truss performed the title role of Ahknaten and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also sang in master classes with Paul Sperry, Daniel Helfgot, Lisa Saffer, and Christine Brewer.  Mr. Truss was a Presidential Scholar and the recipient of The Presser Foundation Scholarship.

This past summer, Mr. Truss made his OperaBoston debut as Belize in the North American premiere of the operatic adaptation of Angels in America by Peter Eötvös.  In September, he was featured in the company's gala honoring legendary soprano, Shirley Verrett.

Mr. Truss is a two-time finalist in the New England Regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and last year, he received the John Moriarty Encouragement Award. In 2005, he placed second in the National Emerging Artist Vocal Competition sponsored by the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.

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