Matthew Giallongo, baritone

Matthew Giallongo, baritone, has been praised for his “beautiful voice and singing with great depth of feeling.” Equally at home on the operatic and concert stage, he has appeared with Opera Fort Collins, South Bend Lyric Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Actors Theatre of Indiana, and the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. He is thrilled to be making his stage debut with Opera Today! Favorite roles include Papageno (DieZauberflöte), Nardo (La finta giardiniera), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Silvio (I pagliacci), and Picasso in Tom Cipullo’s

After Life.

A committed recitalist, he is particularly drawn to 20th-century French mélodie and contemporary American song. Favorite song festivals include: the Collaborative Piano Institute, SongFest, Source Song Festival, and the International Music by Women Festival.

Dr. Giallongo currently serves as Director of Vocal Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He previously held faculty appointments at Eastern New Mexico University, Louisiana Tech University, Grambling State University, and Colorado State University–Pueblo. He holds degrees from Gettysburg College (B.M.), Temple University (M.M.), and Colorado State University (M.M. in Vocal Pedagogy), and earned his D.M.A. from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.