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date = "2018-02-16T21:57:00-05:00"
discipline = "Bass-baritone"
lastmod = "2018-02-16T21:58:00-05:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1546623318/media/2019/01/MatthewScollin.jpg"
publishDate = "2018-02-16T21:57:00-05:00"
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slug = "matthew-scollin"
title = "Matthew Scollin"
website = "http://www.matthewscollin.com/"

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Hailed by the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review as a “tour de force expressed with a powerful and resonant voice,” bass-baritone Matthew Scollin returns to the Opéra National de Bordeaux as Goffredo in *Il pirata* in the 2017-18 season.  Stateside, he makes debuts with both Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera as Martin and James in *Candide*; returns to Pittsburgh Opera as the Sacristan in *Tosca*; and sings Montolino in Bellini’s *La straniera* with Washington Concert Opera. Last season, he made his international debut with the Théâtre du Capitole, followed by his first performances with Opéra National de Bordeaux, as Martin and James in *Candide*. He sang the Jeff in Beck’s *The Long Walk* with Utah Opera, the Sprecher in *Die Zauberflöte* with Madison Opera, returned to Pittsburgh Opera for both Dottore Grenvil in *La traviata* and the Second Soldier in *Salome*, and reprised Pistola in *Falstaff* with Resonance Works Pittsburgh. On the concert stage, he joined the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic for Mozart’s Requiem and the Westmoreland Symphony for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

Other recent performances for Mr. Scollin include Pistola in *Falstaff* and Simplico in Glass’ *Galileo Galilei* with Des Moines Metro Opera, his first performances of Martin and James in *Candide* and Lakei in *Ariadne auf Naxos* at the Glimmerglass Festival, Colline in *La bohème* with DC Public Opera, and the Sprecher in *Die Zauberflöte* with Pacific Musicworks. He maintains a strong relationship with Pittsburgh Opera, where as a former Resident Artist, his performances included Don Basilio in *Il barbiere di Siviglia*, Friedrich Bhaer in Adamo’s *Little Women*, Ernest Hemingway in Gordon’s *27*, the Gran Sacerdote in *Nabucco* in addition to covering Don Alfonso in *Così fan tutte*. 

With Virginia Opera, he sang Dick Deadeye in *H.M.S. Pinafore*, Zuniga in *Carmen*, Truffaldino in *Ariadne auf Naxos*, First Nazarene in *Salome*, the Sprecher and First Armed Man in *Die Zauberflöte*, and the Marchese d’Obigny in *La traviata*. With Seattle Opera, he sang La Rocca in *Un giorno di regno* in the company’s young artist presentation as well as the Second Prisoner in *Fidelio*. He joined the Merola Opera Program in association with San Francisco Opera as the Man with a Cornet Case in Argento’s *Postcard from Morocco* and is a former Apprentice Artist of Santa Fe Opera. Among his other recent concert engagements are Handel’s *Messiah* with the Lansing Symphony; Verdi’s *Requiem* with the Portland Symphonic Choir; Bach’s *Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen*, BMV 56 with the Orchestra of the Eastern Shore and performances of the composer’s *Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott*, BMV 80 in Pittsburgh; as well as Raphael in Haydn’s *Creation* in Peoria, Illinois.

He is the winner of a Career Development Award from the The William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation. Mr. Scollin earned his Master of Music from the University of Illinois, at which he received the Jerry Hadley Memorial Scholarship and sang the Duruflé *Requiem*, Monterone in *Rigoletto*, and Don Quixote in *The Man of La Mancha*. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Michigan State University, where he sang his first performances of Figaro in *Le nozze di Figaro*, Alidoro in *La cenerentola*, Frère Laurent in *Roméo et Juliette*, El capitán in Catán’s *Florencia en el Amazonas*, Elder McLean in Floyd’s *Susannah*, and Simone in *Gianni Schicchi*.

Mr. Scollin resides in Pittsburgh, PA with his beautiful wife Sarah and newborn son Jack.