Tenor Matthew Corcoran is quickly gaining recognition as a compelling Jugendlicher Heldentenor, praised for his powerful, gleaming sound and the lyricism to shape even the most intimate lines. Matt specializes in the more dramatic works of Mozart like Tito and Idomeneo, the young heroes of Strauss and Wagner and signature roles in English of the 20th and 21st century English language composers, especially Britten. However, Matt is feels equally at home in operetta where he has been praised for his impeccable comedic timing.

Recent performances include Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Jimmy in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer, Danilo in Die lustige Witwe and Sam in Susannah. Matt has appeared with The Dallas Symphony, The Dallas Opera, The Dallas Winds, Boston Lyric Opera, Tulsa Opera, and Painted Sky Opera.

Matt is also an avid recitalist having been both a fellow for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival and Cincinnati Song Initiative where he specializes in the works of contemporary American composers like Steven Mark Kohn and Tom Cipullo while highlighting rarely performed pieces like Griffes’ Three Poems of Fiona MacCleod, Poulenc’s Tel Jour, Telle Nuit, and Britten’s Holy Sonnets of John Donne.

Matt has performed also been actively acting both on screen and as a voice over artist, having voiced characters in various anime dubs for Crunchyroll, Sound Cadence and Okratron Studios. Matt made his film debut in Academy Award Nominated Cinematographer Sam Davis’s short film The Singer’s where he sings Vesti La Giubba from Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci. The Singers is currently Oscar’s qualified and has been featured at the SXSW Film Festival, Tribeca, Palm Beach, and won best in show at the Indy Short Film festival.