Featured Soloist: Matthew DiBattista, tenor
February 10, 2006

Tenor Matthew DiBattista has an exciting and successful career in the opera and concert worlds. Career highlights include the role of Wesley in the Emmy nominated world premier of "Central Park" at Glimmerglass Opera, broadcast on PBS' Great Performances. He sang the world premiere of Gerhard Samuel's "Hyacinth from Apollo" at the 100 Days Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, written expressly for him and recorded on Vienna Modern Masters. Of the Cincinnati May Festival's Rachmaninoff Vespers, American Record Guide said, "Matthew DiBattista was tenor soloist and sounded remarkably Russian - and ecstatic hovering in radiance above the gentle keening of the chorus. His singing of the 'Nunc Dimittis' was a mystical high point."

Recent performances include the role of George Hancock in "Margaret Garner" at Michigan Opera. Singing opposite his wife, Soprano, Megan Tillmann, he was Martin in "The Tender Land" at Opera Omaha, Rinuccio in Dorothy Danner's production of "Gianni Schicchi" at Skylight Opera, and Nanki-Poo in "The Mikado" at Mississippi Opera. DiBatatista has also performed with The Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Kentucky Opera, The Whitewater/Sorg Opera as well as The Cincinnati May Festival, The Cincinnati Symphony, The Tanglewood Contemporary Music Festival, The Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and The MEC Ensemble of Los Angeles.

Mr. DiBattista sings duets with his wife and soprano Megan Tillmann on Feb 10, 2006. Also on the program are husband and wife team Majie Zeller, mezzo soprano and David Kravitz, baritone.

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