Piano and Vocal

Matthew is both an accomplished, classically trained singer and a pianist.  He completed his Master's of Opera Studies and Bachelor of Music degrees at Sydney Conservatorium, majoring in classical voice with the internationally acclaimed baritone, Simon Lobelson.  Prior to that, he studied classical voice with Patricia Woods and piano with Anne Hilberts.  He completed all his AMEB piano and singing grades by 2016.

In June, July & August of 2025, Matthew will be performing a leading baritone role in Delibes' Lakme, and in Puccini's La Boheme, at Chicago Summer Opera, having been awarded a full tuition scholarship. 

In 2024, Matthew won a scholarship to the Chicago Opera School, where he took the lead roles in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Menotti's The Consul.  In 2023, he won a scholarship to the Berlin Opera Academy summer program to study and perform the role of Jupiter in Orpheus of the Underworld, by Offenbach.  In 2022, Matthew was thrilled to win both the Michael Saunders Aria section and the Hawkins Family Stage and Screen prize, as well as many other sections, at Lake Macquarie Eisteddfod, while completing his music degree.

 Over the years, he has enjoyed participating in masterclasses with David Greco, Gerard Willems, Tamara-Anne Cislowska, Catriona Stafford, Gilbert de Greeve, and Phillip Shovk.

Matthew enjoys performing classical vocal repertoire and teaching both singing and piano. He teaches piano and singing privately, coaching children and adults, for both their own pleasure and for exams.  

He particularly enjoys seeing the light bulb moments in a lesson when students really connect with their music and get excited about their achievements!