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**Matthew Ryan Vickers** (born 1985) is an American [operatic](/source/Opera) tenor from [Telford, Pennsylvania](/source/Telford,_Pennsylvania), who performs internationally in leading roles from the *[tenore spinto](/source/Spinto)* repertoire. His most frequently performed roles are Alfredo Germont in *[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)*, B. F. Pinkerton in *[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)*, and Rodolfo in *[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)*.

## Life and education

Vickers attended [Christopher Dock Mennonite High School](/source/Dock_Mennonite_Academy), where he began singing in the school [choir](/source/Choir). He performed in his first opera at the age of 20, appearing as a chorus member in Leoncavallo's *[Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)*. He studied at [Lynchburg College](/source/University_of_Lynchburg), graduating with a [Bachelor of Music](/source/Bachelor_of_Music) in 2009. He went on to study [Italian singing](/source/Bel_canto) at the Penn State School of Music at [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University) with Graham Sanders,[1] receiving his [Master of Music](/source/Master_of_Music) in Voice Performance in 2012.[2] That same year, he sang in the American Institute for Musical Studies competition in [Graz](/source/Graz), winning 3rd prize. In subsequent years he was a finalist in the 2013 [Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions](/source/Metropolitan_Opera_National_Council_Auditions), the district of [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), and the 2014 [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) region competition. In 2015 he came third in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, and received a young [alumni](/source/Alumni) award from Dock Menonite Academy.[3] He performed the roles of Rodolfo in *[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)* with the Penn State Opera Theatre and Turiddu in *[Cavalleria rusticana](/source/Cavalleria_rusticana)* with the Minnesota Concert Opera. He became an apprentice artist at the [Sarasota Opera](/source/Sarasota_Opera) in 2015 and a studio artist the following year.[4]

## Career

Vickers made his official opera debut while he was still a studio artist, stepping in as Arrigo in Verdi's *[La battaglia di Legnano](/source/La_battaglia_di_Legnano)* after the first scene.[5] In the same year, he also attracted attention in the role of Laerte in Franco Faccio's *[Amleto](/source/Amleto)* with [Opera Delaware](/source/Opera_Delaware),[6] in the titlerole in *[L'amico Fritz](/source/L'amico_Fritz)* with Boston Midsummer Opera,[7] and in his debut[8] as Don José in *[Carmen](/source/Carmen)* with Opera Western Reserve.[9]

In 2017, his portrayal of Avito in Italo Montemezzi's rarely performed opera *[L'amore dei tre re](/source/L'amore_dei_tre_re)* garnered attention to the [spinto](/source/Spinto) qualities of his voice.[10] He made guest appearances with numerous other role debuts, including Sam Polk in *[Susannah](/source/Susannah)* at [Opera Roanoke](/source/Opera_Roanoke), Luigi in *[Il tabarro](/source/Il_tabarro)* with the [Opera Company of Middlebury](/source/Opera_Company_of_Middlebury), the Duke of Mantua in *[Rigoletto](/source/Rigoletto)* at [Charlottesville Opera](/source/Charlottesville_Opera), Arnold in *[Guillaume Tell](/source/William_Tell_(opera))* at [Opera Southwest](/source/Opera_Southwest), and Edgardo in *[Lucia di Lammermoor](/source/Lucia_di_Lammermoor)* with Opera Western Reserve.[2] Renato des Grieux in *[Manon Lescaut](/source/Manon_Lescaut_(Puccini))* at [Sarasota Opera](/source/Sarasota_Opera) and B. F. Pinkerton in *[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)* at [Opera Memphis](/source/Opera_Memphis) followed in 2018.[2]

Vickers, who had specialised in [Italian operas](/source/Italian_opera) in the USA,[2] made his debut in [Italy](/source/Italy) in [French](/source/French_language),[11] performing as Don José in the [French opera](/source/French_opera) *Carmen* at the Macerata Opera Festival in the [Sferisterio di Macerata](/source/Sferisterio_di_Macerata) arena in the summer of 2019.[12][13] The performance also marked the Italian debuts of [Irene Roberts](/source/Irene_Roberts_(singer)) in the title role and [David Bižić](/source/David_Bi%C5%BEi%C4%87) as Escamillo, and was aired live on [Rai 3](/source/Rai_3) radio.[14] Soon after, Vickers was able to showcase his Italian skills in Italy as a last-minute jump in for the Duca di Mantova in *Rigoletto*.[15] Returned to the US, he debuted as Canio in *[Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)* with the Savannah Opera and as Cavaradossi in *[Tosca](/source/Tosca)* with the [Virginia Opera](/source/Virginia_Opera).[2] He won a grant at the [Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition](/source/Giulio_Gari#Giulio_Gari_International_Vocal_Competition) in the same year.[16]

In January 2020, Vickers sang the role of the Prince Dimitri in Alfano's *[Risurrezione](/source/Risurrezione)* in Rosetta Cucchi's staging at the [Maggio Musicale Fiorentino](/source/Maggio_Musicale_Fiorentino) festival,[17] which was released on DVD.[18]

Other planned performances planned for the year that became the first of the COVID-19 pandemic were canceled,[2] including a production of *Carmen* by Vicker's alma mater, the Penn State School of Music.[19] The 50th anniversary celebration of AIMS in [Graz](/source/Graz), Austria, at which he had been invited to perform, was also canceled due to COVID-19.[20] However, Vickers sang in the pandemic-friendly open-air concerts Drive-Through Arias and Opera Jukebox by Opera Delaware, which was celebrating its 75th anniversary.[21][22]

In 2021, Vickers made his house and role debut as Malcolm in [David McVicar](/source/David_McVicar)'s staging of Verdi's *[Macbeth](/source/Macbeth_(Verdi))* at the [Lyric Opera of Chicago](/source/Lyric_Opera_of_Chicago), conducted by [Enrique Mazzola](/source/Enrique_Mazzola), and starring [Sondra Radvanovsky](/source/Sondra_Radvanovsky) as Lady Macbeth.[23] In 2022, he made his role debut as Foresto in *[Attila](/source/Attila_(opera))* at Sarasota Opera, as Maurizio in *[Adriana Lecouvreur](/source/Adriana_Lecouvreur)* at Opera Baltimore, and as Romeo in [Riccardo Zandonai](/source/Riccardo_Zandonai)'s *Giulietta e Romeo* with New York's [Teatro Grattacielo](/source/Teatro_Grattacielo).[2][24] In November 2022, he sang the role of Charlie Silver in the world premiere of Craig Carnahan's *Requiem for Frankie Silver*, with a libretto by Craig Fields.[25] The production was staged and conducted by Carnahan, and featured soprano Lauren Senden in the title role.[26] In 2023, Vickers sang the role of Pollione in *[Norma](/source/Norma_(opera))* with [Opera Tampa](/source/Opera_Tampa),[2] and the role of Alfredo in *[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)* in a joint production by [Opera Delaware](/source/Opera_Delaware) and Opera Baltimore.[27]

Vickers moved to Germany to join the soloists' ensemble at the [Staatstheater Darmstadt](/source/Staatstheater_Darmstadt) in 2023. Once more he made his role debut, house debut and country debut in [French](/source/French_language), in the title role of Offenbach's *[Les contes d'Hoffmann](/source/Les_contes_d'Hoffmann)*,[28] conducted by [Generalmusikdirektor](/source/Music_director) (GMD) [Daniel Cohen](/source/Daniel_Cohen_(conductor)).[29] His first [Italian language](/source/Italian_language) role in Darmstadt was Alfredo in *La traviata*, he also sang this role as a guest at the [Theater Osnabrück](/source/Theater_Osnabr%C3%BCck) that same season.[30] In 2024, Vickers sang Aegisth in *[Elektra](/source/Elektra_(opera))* in a staging by [Karsten Wiegand](/source/Karsten_Wiegand), the [intendant](/source/Theater_manager) of Staatstheater Darmstadt.[30] He also made his house debuts at [Staatstheater Meiningen](/source/Meiningen_Court_Theatre) in the title role in *[Don Carlos](/source/Don_Carlos)* in French in [Achim Freyer](/source/Achim_Freyer)'s staging, conducted by GMD [Killian Farrell](/source/Killian_Farrell),[31] and as Pinkerton in *[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)* at the Landestheater Eisenach.[30] The following year, in 2025, he debuted in the same role at the Stadttheater Heilbronn[30] and the [Theater Koblenz](/source/Theater_Koblenz).[32] Also in 2025, Vickers sang Melot in Wagner's *[Tristan und Isolde](/source/Tristan_und_Isolde)* at the Staatstheater Darmstadt, in the staging by Eva-Maria Höckmayr, with Magdalena Anna Hofmann as Isolde and Heiko Börner as Tristan.[33] Vickers sang Masaniello in Auber's *[La muette de Portici](/source/La_muette_de_Portici)* in Paul Georg Dittrich's staging, with [Megan Marie Hart](/source/Megan_Marie_Hart) as Elvire and Ricardo Garcia as Alfonso.[34] He sang the Drum Major in Berg's *[Wozzeck](/source/Wozzeck)* in Wiegand's staging, with Oliver Zwarg in the title role, and GMD Cohen conducting.[35] At the beginning of the 2025/2026 season, Vickers debuted in the role of Radamès in *[Aida](/source/Aida)* alongside Hart in the title role, and [Aris Argiris](/source/Aris_Argiris) as Amonasro[36] in a co-production between the Staatstheater Darmstadt and the [Finnish National Opera](/source/Finnish_National_Opera_and_Ballet) directed by Noa Naamat[37] and conducted by [first Kapellmeister](/source/Kapellmeister#Contemporary_usage) and deputy GMD Johannes Zahn.[38]

## Repertoire (selection)

- [Alfano](/source/Franco_Alfano): Dimitri Ivanovich in *Risurrezione*
- [Auber](/source/Daniel_Auber): Masaniello in *La Muette de Portici*
- [Berg](/source/Alban_Berg): Tambourmajor in *Wozzeck*
- Carnahan: Charlie Silver in *Requiem for Frankie Silver*
- [Donizetti](/source/Gaetano_Donizetti): Edgardo in *Lucia di Lammermoor*
- [Floyd](/source/Carlisle_Floyd): Sam Polk in *Susannah*
- [Leoncavallo](/source/Ruggero_Leoncavallo): Canio in *Pagliacci*
- [Mascagni](/source/Pietro_Mascagni): Fritz Kobus in *L'amico Fritz*[7]
- Mascagni: Turridu in *Cavalleria Rusticana*
- [Montemezzi](/source/Italo_Montemezzi): Avito in *L'amore dei tre re*
- [Offenbach](/source/Jacques_Offenbach): Hoffmann in *Les contes d'Hoffmann*
- [Puccini](/source/Giacomo_Puccini): Luigi in *Il tabarro*
- Puccini: Rodolfo in *La Bohème*
- Puccini: B. F. Pinkerton in *Madama Butterfly*
- Puccini: Renato des Grieux in *Manon Lescaut*
- Puccini: Mario Cavaradossi in *Tosca*
- [Rossini](/source/Gioachino_Rossini): Arnold in *Guillaume Tell*
- [Strauss](/source/Richard_Strauss): Aeghist in *Elektra*
- [Verdi](/source/Giuseppe_Verdi): Radamès and Un Messagero in *Aida*
- Verdi: Foresto in *Attila*
- Verdi: Alfredo Germont in *La traviata*
- Verdi: Duca di Mantova in *Rigoletto*
- [Wagner](/source/Richard_Wagner): Melot in *Tristan und Isolde*
- [Zandonai](/source/Riccardo_Zandonai): Romeo in *Giulietta e Romeo*

Sources:[30][2]

## Recordings

### Video

- [Alfano](/source/Franco_Alfano): *Risurrezione*. (Dynamic 2020.)

- Anne Sophie Duprels as Katerina Mihaylovna (Katyusha), Matthew Vickers as Prinz Dimitri Ivanovitch Nehlyudov, Leon Kim as Simonson, Francesca Di Sauro as Sofia Ivanovna, Romina Tomasoni as Matryova Pavlovna/Anna, Nadia Pirazzini as Maidservant, [Ana Victória Pitts](/source/Vict%C3%B3ria_Pitts) as Vera/Korablyova, Barbara Marcacci as Fenyichka. Orchestra and choir of the [Maggio Musicale Fiorentino](/source/Maggio_Musicale_Fiorentino). Conductor: Francesco Lanzillotta. Staging: Rosetta Cucchi. Video: Davide Mancini. Recorded on the 17th and 21st of January, 2020.[18]

### Audio

- [Bizet](/source/Georges_Bizet): *Carmen*. (Euro Opera 3998, 2019.)

- [Irene Roberts](/source/Irene_Roberts_(mezzo-soprano)) (Carmen), Matthew Ryan Vickers (Don José), [David Bizic](/source/David_Bizic) (Escamillo), Valentina Mastrangelo (Micaëla), Gaetano Triscari (Zuniga), Stefano Marchiso (Moralès), Saverio Pugliese (Remendado), Tommaso Barea (Dancaïre). Conductor: [Francesco Lanzillotta](/source/Francesco_Lanzillotta), Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana[39]

- [Auber](/source/Daniel_Auber): *La Muette de Portici*. (La Maison de la Lyrique, Auber 0024, 2025.)

- Ricardo Garcia (Alfonso), Matthew Vickers (Masaniello), [Megan Marie Hart](/source/Megan_Marie_Hart) (Elvire), Georg Festl (Pietro), Zaza Gagua (Borello), Marco Mondragón (Lorenzo), Johannes Seokhoon Moon (Selva), Kwanghee Choi (Ein Fischer). Opera choir of the [Staatstheater Darmstadt](/source/Staatstheater_Darmstadt), Staatsorchester Darmstadt conducted by Nicolas Kierdorf.[40]

## Awards and recognition

- 2012: AIMS Meistersinger Competition – 3. prize and audience price[41][42][4]
- 2013: Metropolitan Opera National Council Philadelphia District – Winner[4][42]
- 2014: Metropolitan Opera National Council Washington D.C. Region – Encouragement award[4][42]
- 2015: Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition – 3. prize[4]
- 2015: Dock Mennonite Academy – Young Alum Award[3]
- 2019: Giulio Gari Foundation International Vocal Competition – Grant winner[16]

## References

1. Adler, Silvia (2024). ["Belcanto-Athlet – Der Tenor Matthew Vickers, frisch in Darmstadt engagiert, liebt Herausforderungen."](https://www.der-theaterverlag.de/opernwelt/archiv/artikel/belcanto-athlet/) (in de-DE). *[Opernwelt](/source/Opernwelt)*. No. 4. p. 75.

1. ["Matthew Vickers tenor | Resume"](https://www.matthewvickerstenor.com/resume). *matthewvickerstenor.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Dock Mennonite Academy – Alumni of the Year Recipients"](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1735667474/dockhsorg/ojnzq2h4jzue7bwk6cxg/AlumnioftheYearRecipients.pdf) (PDF; 94 kB). *dock.org*. December 31, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

1. ["PERFORMER BIOS"](https://bostonmidsummeropera.wordpress.com/performer-bios/). *bostonmidsummeropera.wordpress.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Grand finale indeed for Verdi cycle in Florida, where matters of the stage are serious business"](https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/theatre/grand-finale-indeed-for-verdi-cycle-in-florida). *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*. March 31, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Midgette, Anne (May 15, 2016). ["A lost 'Hamlet' opera's revival offers two happy endings"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/a-lost-hamlet-operas-revival-offers-two-happy-endings/2016/05/15/57655fb4-1aa5-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160516053859/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/a-lost-hamlet-operas-revival-offers-two-happy-endings/2016/05/15/57655fb4-1aa5-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html) May 16, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Matthew Vickers — in the short but strong tenor role of Laerte – [was] among the other strong cast members.

1. Kravitz, David (July 21, 2016). ["Boston Midsummer Opera offers boisterous, appealing Italian comedies"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/07/21/boston-midsummer-opera-offers-boisterous-appealing-italian-comedies/qSR9Tnsp1tPxBtVeXPMjYL/story.html). *bostonglobe.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Matthew Vickers as Fritz had ardency and a clear tenor on his side.

1. ["Carmen – 2016"](https://www.operawesternreserve.org/performances/carmen-2016/). *operawesternreserve.com*. November 11, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Rollin, Robert (November 15, 2016). ["Opera Western Reserve: Carmen at Stambaugh Auditorium"](https://clevelandclassical.com/opera-western-reserve-carmen-at-stambaugh-auditorium-nov-11/). *clevelandclassical.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Mezzo-soprano Rhea Olivacce (Carmen) and tenor Matthew Vickers (Don José) brought their roles to life with exceptional singing and fine acting.

1. Burnett, William (2017-03-13). ["Review: Sarasota Opera's Affectionate Mounting of "Love for Three Kings \[L'Amore dei Tre Re\]" – March 11, 2017"](https://operawarhorses.com/2017/03/13/review-sarasota-operas-affectionate-mounting-of-love-for-three-kings-lamore-dei-tre-re-march-11-2017/). *operawarhorses.com*. Retrieved 2025-09-09. Vickers possesses the requisite spinto voice and command of the role's high tessitura.

1. See "Intervista a Matthew Ryan Vickers [Interview with Matthew Ryan Vickers] on YouTube" in [External links](#External_links) at 0 minutes 40 seconds. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

1. ["Carmen | Sferisterio – Macerata Opera Festival"](https://www.sferisterio.it/macerata-opera-festival/carmen2019) (in Italian). *sferisterio.it*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Macerata Opera Festival - Arena Sferisterio (2019-10-16). [*Carmen - Macerata Opera Festival 2019*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbG7po6voog) (trailer) (in french). Retrieved 2025-10-16. – via YouTube.

1. Gelsomini, Maria Stefania (July 20, 2019). ["Carmen sexy ma non volgare, rosso relativo allo Sferisterio"](https://www.cronachemaceratesi.it/2019/07/20/carmen-sexy-ma-non-volgare-rosso-relativo-allo-sferisterio/1277818/) [Carmen sexy but not vulgar, red relating to the Sferisterio] (in Italian). *cronachemaceratesi.it*. Retrieved October 12, 2025. Spicca la direzione del maestro Lanzillotta, bene i tre protagonisti principali al loro debutto assoluto in Italia: in particolare il mezzosoprano Irene Roberts e il tenore Matthew Ryan Vickers.

1. Moravcsik, Andrew (August 17, 2019). ["Rigoletto at Macerata Opera Festival"](https://operatoday.com/2019/08/rigoletto_at_macerata_opera_festival/). *operatoday.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. On less than 24 hours’ notice, American Matthew Ryan Vickers, who was performing Don José in Carmen, stepped in to replace the tenor originally schedule to sing the Duke of Mantua.

1. ["2019 International Vocal Competition Winners"](https://giuliogari.org/2019-winners/). *giuliogari.org*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Risurrezione – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino"](https://www.maggiofiorentino.com/events/resurrezione) (in Italian). *maggiofiorentino.com*. 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Franco Alfano, Francesco Lanzillotta – Risurrezione – DVD"](https://www.discogs.com/release/33144588-Franco-Alfano-Francesco-Lanzillotta-Risurrezione). *[Discogs](/source/Discogs)*. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

1. ["CANCELED: Production of Bizet's 'Carmen' to be presented at Eisenhower"](https://www.psu.edu/news/arts-and-entertainment/story/canceled-production-bizets-carmen-be-presented-eisenhower). *[Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University)*. March 4, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Brittingham, Joanie (February 24, 2020). ["AIMS"](https://www.csmusic.net/content/articles/aims/). *csmusic.net*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Drive-Through Arias – Out & About Magazine"](https://outandaboutnow.com/drive-through-arias/). *outandaboutnow.com*. June 17, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Opera Jukebox"](https://www.operade.org/opera-jukebox-75). *operade.org*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Johnson, Lawrence A. (September 18, 2021). ["After 18-month Covid hiatus, Lyric Opera reopens with a murky, monastic "Macbeth""](https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2021/09/after-18-month-covid-hiatus-lyric-opera-reopens-with-a-murky-monastic-macbeth/). *chicagoclassicalreview.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Matthew Vickers displayed a ringing tenor in his company debut as Malcolm.

1. Jacobson, Eli (June 10, 2022). ["Romeo and Gilda Review | Parterre Box"](https://parterre.com/2022/06/10/romeo-and-gilda/). *parterre.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Tenor Matthew Vickers as Romeo managed the typical verismo high declamatory vocal writing with a rich, plangent tone that was never compromised by forcing or shouting always maintaining a flowing lyric line.

1. ["Requiem for Frankie Silver – Orpheus Music Project"](https://www.orpheusmusicproject.org/index.php/projects/musical-projects/). *orpheusmusicproject.org*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["Requiem for Frankie Silver - MacPhail"](https://www.macphail.org/requiem-for-frankie-silver/). *macphail.org*. October 14, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Obenreder, Gail (April 4, 2023). ["OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore present Verdi's La traviata"](https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/operadelaware-and-opera-baltimore-present-verdis-la-traviata). *broadstreetreview.com*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Boyens, Bettina (October 2, 2023). ["Flaschengeister unter sich – Als düstere Glitzerrevue eröffnen "Hoffmanns Erzählungen" die Darmstädter Opernsaison"](https://www.genios.de/document/FNP__b113bb90b25d3e50fd041ca34dbc284c11a3fabb) [Bottled genies among themselves – As a dark, glittering revue, "The Tales of Hoffmann" opens the Darmstadt opera season] (in de-DE). *[Frankfurter Neue Presse](/source/Frankfurter_Neue_Presse)*. p. 7. Tenor Matthew Vickers, seit dieser Saison im Darmstädter Ensemble, trifft in seinem Rollendebüt als selbstverliebter Hoffmann mit glattpolierter Stimme den Ton.

1. Zibulski, Axel (October 1, 2023). ["Wenn der Kopf Karussell fährt"](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/kultur/hoffmanns-erzaehlungen-am-staatstheater-darmstadt-der-kopf-faehrt-karussell-19214268.html). *[Frankfurter Rundschau](/source/Frankfurter_Rundschau)*. Retrieved September 9, 2025. Der amerikanische Tenor Matthew Vickers [singt] bei seinem Deutschlanddebüt prächtig, durchschlagend und höhensicher.

1. See "Matthew Vickers Operabase" in [External links](#External_links). Retrieved September 9, 2025)

1. Dippel, Roland H. (September 7, 2024). [""Don Carlos" in Meiningen: Ein Meisterstück von Freyer & Farrell"](https://www.nmz.de/kritik/oper-konzert/don-carlos-meiningen-ein-meisterstueck-von-freyer-farrell) ["Don Carlos" in Meiningen: A masterpiece by Freyer & Farrell] (in de-DE). *[Neue Musikzeitung](/source/Neue_Musikzeitung)*. Retrieved September 4, 2025. Schlichtweg ideal klingt Vickers in den ariosen Passagen und Romanzen-Tönen Verdis

1. Ambrosius, Claus (July 6, 2025). [""Madama Butterfly": Neue Sicht auf große Gefühle"](https://www.rhein-zeitung.de/rheinland-pfalz/kultur/madama-butterfly-neue-sicht-auf-grosse-gefuehle_arid-4053547.html) ["Madama Butterfly": A new perspective on great emotions] (in de-DE). *rhein-zeitung.de*. Retrieved September 4, 2025.

1. Freiberg, Ingrid (February 6, 2025). ["Darmstadt, Staatstheater, Tristan und Isolde - Richard Wagner"](https://www.ioco.de/staatstheater-darmstadt-tristan-und-isolde-richard-wagner-2/) (in de-DE). *ioco.de*. Retrieved September 4, 2025. Charakterstark erweist sich Matthew Vickers als Tristans hinterhältiger Freund Melot. Er gestaltet den Intriganten mit Intensität, durchschlagend, mit aufbrausendem Tenor.

1. Kohrs, Klaus Heinrich (2025). ["Der Wutbürger schießt – La Muette de Portici Darmstadt Staatstheater"](https://www.der-theaterverlag.de/opernwelt/aktuelles-heft/artikel/der-wutbuerger-schiesst/) (in de-DE). *[Opernwelt](/source/Opernwelt)*. No. 6. p. 56. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. Holze, Guido (May 19, 2025). ["Von allen Seiten gedemütigt – Bergs "Wozzeck" in Darmstadt"](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/kultur/staatstheater-darmstadt-so-ist-alban-bergs-oper-wozzeck-110486854.html) (in de-DE). *[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung](/source/Frankfurter_Allgemeine_Zeitung)*. Retrieved September 4, 2025.

1. Falentin, Andreas (October 5, 2025). ["Kein Ägypten, keine Liebe"](https://www.die-deutsche-buehne.de/kritiken/darmstadt-aida-noa-naamat/) [No Egypt, No Love] (in de-DE). *[Die Deutsche Bühne](/source/Die_Deutsche_B%C3%BChne)*. Retrieved October 26, 2025. Matthew Vickers und Megan Marie Hart, beide aus dem Ensemble des Staatstheaters, verkörpern Radames und Aida glaubhaft, harmonieren auch im Duett-Gesang.

1. ["Aida"](https://www.noanaamat.com/work/aida). *noanaamat.com*. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

1. ["Musiktheater"](https://www.staatstheater-darmstadt.de/ueberuns/backstage/musiktheater/). *[Staatstheater Darmstadt](/source/Staatstheater_Darmstadt)*. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

1. Goller, Roland (May 15, 2020). ["02-TSO-BB-ABC – Macerata 2019"](http://www.euro-opera.de/TBizet.html). *euro-opera.de*. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. ["La Muette de Portici – La Maison de la Lirique"](https://lamaisondelalirique.com/shop/special/special-2025/la-muette-de-portici-auber-cd-audio-darmstad-2025-ricardo-garcia-matthew-vickers-megan-marie-hart-franziska-dittrich-georg-festl-nicolas-kierdorf/) (in Italian). *lamaisondelalirique.com*. 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

1. See "Aims Meistersingerkonzert 2012" in [External links](#External_links), at 2h 0m 0s and 2h 03m 28s. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

1. ["Matthew Vickers"](https://www.staatstheater-darmstadt.de/kuenstler/2789/) (in de-DE). *[Staatstheater Darmstadt](/source/Staatstheater_Darmstadt)*. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.matthewvickerstenor.com/)
- [Matthew Vickers](https://www.operabase.com/matthew-vickers-a25202/en) [Operabase](/source/Operabase)
- [Matthew Vickers profile](https://www.staatstheater-darmstadt.de/kuenstler/1025/) on the [Staatstheater Darmstadt](/source/Staatstheater_Darmstadt) website (in German.)
- [Intervista a Matthew Ryan Vickers \[Interview with Matthew Ryan Vickers\]](https://www.youtube.com/tBTuUQP5RQ4) on YouTube
- [AIMS Meistersingerkonzert 2012](https://www.youtube.com/RWs2I76REB4) on YouTube

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