Matthew Cairns

Matthew Cairns

1995

Tenor

Canada

Roles Performed

2020 Die Hexe, Hänsel und Gretel (E. Humperdinck), Canadian Opera Company Toronto, Canada

2019 Gamekeeper, Rusalka (A. Dvořák), Canadian Opera Company Toronto, Canada

Roles Studied/Covers

2020/21 Alfredo, La Traviata (G. Verdi), Canadian Opera Company Toronto, Canada

2020/21 Don José, Carmen (G. Bizet), Canadian Opera Company Toronto, Canada

Education

2019-21 Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio Toronto, Canada

2017-2019 Masters Of Operatic Performance, University of Toronto, Canada

2013-2017 Bachelor of Music-Voice Performance, University of Toronto, Canada

Competitions and Awards

2018 1st Place & CBC Music Young Artist Development Prize, Center Stage Competition, Canadian Opera Company Toronto, Canada

 

Dated: Summer 2022

What fascinates you about opera?

I love that it allows artists, and audience members to feel something, in a day and age where we often guard our emotions.

How would you describe yourself in three words/with three characteristics?

I am passionate, outgoing, and friendly.

Night Owl or Early Bird?

I am absolutely a Night Owl, early mornings and high C’s do not bring me joy!

  Composer Opera/Operetta Aria Role
1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Idomeneo Fuor del mar (Bärenreiter Version 12a) Idomeneo
2 Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth O figli, o figli miei... Macduff
3 Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes The Great Bear and the Pleiades Peter Grimes
4 Georges Bizet Carmen La fleur que tu m'avais jetée Don José
5 Franz Lehár Giuditta Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert Giuditta