Danylo Matviienko (born 1990) is a Ukrainian operatic

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who has performed leading roles at major opera houses in Europe. He began working at the

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in 2021.

Career

Matviienko was born in Novy Svit in 1990. He studied mathematics at the National University of Donetsk, graduating with a master's degree. He studied singing at the in

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with Petro Onchul, completing with a Bachelor of Arts in 2007, and at the National Music Academy of Ukraine with , where he graduated as a Master of Arts in 2014. He became a member of the opera studio of the National Opera in Warsaw, studying with Eytan Pessen, and took masterclasses of ,

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and Neil Shicoff. From 2017, Matviienko was a member of the opera studio of the

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, where his roles included Dr. Falke in ''

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'' by Johann Strauss. In 2018, he was a finalist of the

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in Brussels. In concert, he performed mostly in Ukraine and Poland, including Bach's

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, and the cantatas ''Meine Seel erhebt den Herren'', BWV 10, and ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'', BWV 147, at the

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Opera, Handel's ''

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'' with the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Duruflé's

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with the

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Sofia from Kyiv, and Sviridov's ''Pesni bezvremenya'' with the choir of the Kyiv Conservatory. Matviienko became a member of the

with the 2021/22 season, where he performed roles such as Guglielmo in Mozart's ''

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'' and Demetrius in Britten's ''

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''. In a 2022 new production of Dallapiccola's '' Ulisse'', directed by

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and conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta, he appeared as Antinoos, one of Penelope's suitors.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matviiyenko, Danylo 21st-century Ukrainian male opera singers Donetsk National University alumni Kyiv Conservatory alumni People from Sudak Municipality Ukrainian baritones 1990 births Living people