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Bass Matthew Anchel, called "a voice to watch" by the Wall Street Journal, has performed with many of the world’s leading companies and orchestras. During both the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 seasons, Mr. Anchel has joined the ensemble of Oper Stuttgart for a number of roles, including Bartolo in _Il barbiere di Siviglia_, Benoit in _La Boheme_, Crespel/Luther in _Les Contes d’Hoffmann_, The Cook in _Love of Three Oranges_, and Antonio in Le no_zze di Figaro_. He spent the summer of 2019 at the Glyndebourne Festival, covering Sarastro in _Die Zauberflöte_. In recent seasons, Mr. Anchel has returned to the Metropolitan Opera, covering in new productions of _The Exterminating Ange_l and _Cendrillon_. He also joined Santa Fe Opera to cover Tsar Dodon in their production of _The Golden Cockerel_, made his company debut with St. Petersburg Opera as Sarastro, returned to Spoleto Festival USA as Lamberto in _Pia de' Tolomei_, and performed the Bass Solo in Mahler’s 8th Symphony at Carnegie Hall. In the fall of 2020, Mr. Anchel joined Stadttheater Giessen as Banquo in _Macbeth_ and was slated to join Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck in 2021 as Sarastro in _Die Zauberflöte_ (COVID19). In the 2021-2022 season, Mr. Anchel will perform as the bass soloist in Mozart Requiem with Stiftsmusik Stuttgart, make his On Site Opera debut as Claggart in _What Lies Beneath_ and returns to the Metropolitan Opera by making his debut singing Master of Ceremonies in _Cinderella_, Jailer in _Tosca_ and covering Schwarz in _Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg_ and Un moine in _Don Carlos_.

Previous seasons have included Mr. Anchel’s debut with Anchorage Opera as Sparafucile in _Rigoletto_, his Carnegie Hall/Stern Auditorium debut as a soloist in Haydn's _Mass in Time of Wa_r with the New England Symphonic Ensemble, Dvorak's _Stabat Mater_ with the St. George's Choral Society, and his return to the Metropolitan Opera, covering the role of Trojan Man in _Idomeneo_, 2nd Armored Man in _Die Zauberflöte_, and Waiter #3 in _Der Rosenkavalier_. During the 2015-16 season, Mr. Anchel performed the role of #8 in Conrad Susa's Transformations with the Merola Opera Program, was a soloist in Beethoven’s Mass in C with Spoleto Festival USA, and completed engagements with Annapolis Chorale, Savannah Voice Festival, Canterbury Chorale and American Lyric Theater. In the 2014-15 season, Mr. Anchel returned to the Metropolitan Opera for their productions of _Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk_, _Die Zauberflöte_, and _Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg_, and made debuts with Opera San Antonio as First Soldier in _Salome_, with LOFTOpera as Don Alfonso in _Lucrezia Borgia_, and with the Annapolis Chorale as a soloist in Bach's _St. John Passion_.

In the 2013-14 season, Mr. Anchel joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for its productions of The Nose and Die Zauberflöte, made multiple appearance at Opera San Jose as both the Bonze in _Madama Butterfly_ and Ferrando in _Il Trovatore_. He performed the bass solo in Mozart’s _Requiem_ with Allentown Symphony, and returned to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Sarastro, a production directed and designed by Isaac Mizrahi.

In 2011 and 2012, Mr. Anchel was a member of the Ensemble of Oper Leipzig, where his performances included Zaretski in _Eugene Onegin_, Alaska Wolf Joe in _The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny_, Marquis D'Obigny in _La Traviata_, and The Police Inspector in Der Rosenkavalier, among others. Previously, he was a member of the Los Angeles Opera’s Young Artist Program, where he performed the roles of Count Ceprano in _Rigoletto_, and Fourth Noble in _Lohengrin_, both under the baton of James Conlon. He also joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Dr. Chausable in the world premiere of _The Importance of Being Earnest_.

Other performance highlights include Haraste in _Troilus and Cressida_ and First Soldier in _Salome_ with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Familiare in _Maria di Rohan_ with the Caramoor Festival, and the title role in _Le nozze di Figaro_ in his international debut with the Intermezzo Festival in Brugge, Belgium.

An accomplished veteran of the competition circuit, Mr. Anchel was a Grand Finalist in the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, won 3rd Place in the Palm Beach Opera Competition, the Judges Award from the Opera Index Competition, an Encouragement Award from the George London Foundation, and was a Finalist and an Encouragement Award winner in the Loren L. Zachary Competition. Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Anchel earned his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.

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