Matthew has worked in both opera and theatre for the past 20 years. Born in Canada, Matthew has spent much of his professional life in Europe, where his theatrical work includes the French-language premieres of Dancing at Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, Nightingale and Our country’s Good, by Timberlake Wertenbaker. His translation of Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter, by Tankred Dorst, was among his first projects as Artistic Director at Canadian Stage. (He continued as Artistic and General Director until June 2018.)
After spending 3 seasons as Resident Director at the opera studio of the Paris Opera-La Bastille, he was appointed Director of the Atelier du Chin, in Colmar, France. Numerous opera productions include Larmes de Couteau and Alexandre Bis by Bohuslav Martinu, Lucia di Lammermoor (Oper Frankfurt), and Die Trilogie dee Frauen (Staatsoper Hamburg).
Matthew was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture in July 2008.
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