Bass and Juilliard Graduate Matthew Soibelman has been praised for his “steadily resonant, rich and pleasing voice”. During his time as a Young Artist, he has performed with Pittsburgh Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Opera Memphis, and Palm Beach Opera, among others. He most recently performed Dottore Grenvil in Opera Company of Middlebury‘s production of Verdi’s La Traviata, as well as João in the U.S. premiere of Xavier Montsalvatge’s Babel 46.

Last season, he returned to Pittsburgh Opera as a Resident Artist, performing the roles of The Abbot in Britten’s Curlew River, Potter’s Assistant, Party Guest, Technician, and French Priest in Spears’ Fellow Travelers, and Pistola in Verdi’s Falstaff.

His previous engagements with Pittsburgh Opera include the role of The Inspector in the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon and Jerre Dye’s Woman With Eyes Closed, Idreno in Haydn’s Armida, and Sciarrone in Puccini’s Tosca, as well as a multitude of community outreach performances. 

He can also be heard on the soundtracks of Star Wars Episodes VII & VIII, as well as Transformers: The Last Knight.

Recent Performances

• Young Artist – Opera Company of Middlebury
  • Babel 46 (U.S. Premiere) – João
  • La Traviata – Dottore Grenvil
• Resident Artist – Pittsburgh Opera ’25-’26 Season
  • Falstaff – Pistola
  • Curlew River – Abbot
  • Fellow Travelers – Potter’s Asst./Bookseller/Technician/Priest

• Central City Opera – Bonfils-Stanton Apprentice Artist
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Basilio (Cover & Performance)