Matthew Mac Manus, tenor, received his Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with American baritone Jesse Blumberg. The summer of 2022 saw Mr. Mac Manus make his international debut in the roles of Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Bardolfo in Falstaff, and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro as part of the Festival of International Opera Italia. Other recent engagements include singing in the chorus of Opera Project Columbus’ production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera as well as numerous performances of opera scenes at CIM, including: Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Jaquino in Fidelio, and Banquo in Ernest Bloch’s MacBeth. In the spring of 2022, he created the role of the Tenor in Arseny Gusev’s The Blind as part of a collaboration between CIM’s Vocal and Composition Departments. Mr. Mac Manus completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University, where he studied with Dr. Alison Acord and Dr. Christina Haan.
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