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Mathew Edwardsen

Performance History

Operas

Role Opera Company/Venue
Juan Don Quichotte Tulsa Opera (Tulsa, OK) April 2010
Canio/Turiddu (cover) Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana Sarasota Opera (Sarasota, FL) February-March 2010
Erster geharnischter Mann Die Zauberflöte Sarasota Opera (Sarasota, FL) February-March 2010
Frederick The Pirates of Penzance Opera Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) November 2009
Turiddu Cavalleria Rusticana Livermore Valley Opera (Livermore, CA) October 2009
Cavaradossi Tosca Opera Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) July 2009
B. F. Pinkerton Madama Butterfly West Bay Opera (Palo Alto, CA) May 2009
Luigi Il Tabarro Union Avenue Opera (St. Louis, MO) November 2008
Tamino Die Zauberflöte Opera Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) October 2008
B.F. Pinkerton Madama Butterfly Redlands Bowl Summer Music Fest (Redlands, CA) August 2008
Duca di Mantua Rigoletto Center Stage Opera (Canoga Park, CA) June 2008
Don José Carmen Pacific Repertory Opera (San Luis Obispo, CA) April 2008
Tamino (cover) Die Zauberflöte Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa, CA) February 2008
Nemorino L'elisir d'amore Center Stage Opera (Canoga Park, CA) August 2007
Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi Union Avenue Opera (St. Louis, MO) July 2007
Roméo Roméo et Juliette Center Stage Opera  (Canoga Park, CA) June 2007
Alfredo La Traviata Center Stage Opera  (Canoga Park, CA) March 2007
Alfredo La Traviata Redlands Bowl Summer Music Fest (Redlands, CA) August 2006
Beppe I Pagliacci El Dorado Opera (North Hollywood, CA) May 2006
Frank LaTalle The Tree Los Angeles Theater Center (Los Angeles, CA) March 2006
Cavaradossi (cover) Tosca Nevada Opera Theater (January 2006)
Don José Carmen Opera Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) October 2005
Ali (cover) Zemire et Azor Opera Theater of St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) June 2005
El Remendado Carmen New West Symphony (Los Angeles, CA) April 2005
Frank LaTalle The Tree (World Premiere) The Center for the Arts: Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, CA) March 2005
Lysander Midsummer Night's Dream Yale Opera / Schubert Theater (New Haven, CT) February 2005
Don José La Tragedie de Carmen Lamb's Theater (New York, NY) January 2005
Un Capitano & Gabrielle Adorno (cover) Simon Boccanegra Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM) July-August 2004
Rodolfo La Bohème Opera Institute of California (Monterey, CA) February 2004
Macduff Macbeth Repertory Opera Company (Los Angeles, CA) December 2003
B.F. Pinkerton Madama Butterfly Union Avenue Opera (St. Louis, MO) July 2003
The Beadle Sweeney Todd Larchmont Concert Opera (Los Angeles, CA) June 2003
Robert Hin und Zurück Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) November 2002
Tom Rakewell The Rake's Progress Dell Chamber Opera (Los Angeles, CA) September 2002
Kaspar Amahl and the Night Visitors California Opera Association (Fresno, CA) December 2001
Nanki-Poo The Mikado Redlands Bowl Summer Music Fest (Redlands, CA) August 2001

 

Excerpted Scenes / Roles Prepared
Role Opera  
Fritz La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein Act I  
Tichon Katya Kabanova Act III  
Flamand Capriccio Act II  
Werther Werther Act III  
Carlo Giovanna D'Arco Act I  

 

Concert/Symphony/Oratorio
2009 Fremont Symphony Orchestra (Fremont, CA) Fremont Opera Stars
2009 Monterey Symphony Orchestra (Monterey, CA) If It's April, It's Opera
2009 Santa Maria Philharmonic (Santa Maria, CA) Alfredo in La traviata
2009 Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra (Bakersfield, CA) Alfredo in La traviata
2009 Roswell Symphony Orchestra (Roswell, NM) Alfredo in La traviata
2008 Valley Symphony Orchestra(Los Angeles, CA) Christmas Celebration: Excerpts from La boheme
2008 Opera Las Vegas(Las Vegas, NV) Concert celebrating Puccini's 150th birthday   with Metropolitan Opera stars Kallen Esperian and Cynthia Lawrence
2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council, San Diego District 50th Anniversary Gala
2008 Opera Pacific(Santa Ana, CA)  Opera Soup Community Concert
2008 Valley Symphony Orchestra(Los Angeles, CA) Beethoven's 9th Symphony
2007 Redlands Symphony Orchestra(Redlands, CA) Opera Under The Stars
2007 LA Opera Summer Preview Concert
2007 LA Opera Community Programs Redondo Beach Library with Tammy Jenkins, soprano and Catherine Miller, pianist
2007 LA Opera Community Programs Porter Ranch Library with Tammy Jenkins, soprano and Victoria Kirsch, pianist
2007 LA Opera Community Programs Friday Night At Hodges Café
2007 LA Opera Community Programs Twenty-nine Palms Marine Corps Base, CA
2007 LA Opera Community Programs Who Wants To Be An Opera Singer?
2006 Solo Recital (Green Valley, NV) Beethoven,Finzi, Poulenc, and Strauss
2006 Nevada Opera Theater (Las Vegas, NV) Opera Under the Stars
2006 Torrance Symphony Orchestra(Torrance, CA) Concert In The Park
2006 Indian Wells Desert Symphony(Indian Wells, CA) Hooked On Opera
2004 Verdi Chorus(Santa Monica, CA) Tenor Soloist
2004 Palm Springs Opera Guild(Palm Springs, CA) Showcase featuring Metropolitan Opera National Council Western Regional Award Winners
2002 International Music Festival (Santorini, Greece) Excerpts from Don Carlos & Tosca
2001 Hollywood Dell Music Foundation (Hollwood, CA) Handel's Messiah

 

Awards and Achievement
2008-2009 Finalist, Irene Dalis Vocal Competition (Opera San Jose)
2005 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions New England District Encouragement Award Winner
2005 Opera Theater of St. Louis Gerdine Young Artist
2004 National Federation of Music Clubs Award for Tenor
2003 NY Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions San Bernardino, CA District Winner
2003 Palm Springs Opera Guild Scholarship Grand Finals 3rd Prize
2002 Palm Springs Opera Guild Scholarship Grand Finals 4th Prize