Matthew Durkan

As a Harewood Artist at the English National Opera (2015-2020), Matthew gave over 100 performances for the company, including Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Schaunard (La Bohème), Marullo (Rigoletto), Dancairo (Carmen), Ormonte (Partenope), Yamadori (Madama Butterfly), Polythemus (Acis and Galatea), Counsel (Trial by Jury), Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Hel Helson (Paul Bunyan) and Malcolm Fleet (Marnie).

In the 2022/23 season, Matthew’s highlights include a return to the Royal Opera House to sing Flemish Deputy in Don Carlo and Dancairo Carmen for the English National Opera.

His recent roles include Belcore (L’elisir d’amore) for Glyndebourne on Tour, Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for Opéra National de Montpellier, Marcello (La Bohème) for English National Opera, the title role in Don Giovanni with Diva Opera, Brabantischer Edler (Lohengrin) for the Royal Opera House and Escamillo (Carmen) for Longborough Festival Opera.

Elsewhere, he has sung Masetto (Don Giovanni) with Opéra de Rouen Haute Normandie, Opéra Royal de Versailles and Longborough Festival, Melisso (Alcina) and Elviro (Serse) with Longborough Festival Opera and Belcore (L’elisir d’amore) at Iford Arts Festival.

Matthew was winner of the 2014 Stuart Burrows International Voice Award and a finalist in the 2014 Kathleen Ferrier Competition.