Matthew Siveter
Baritone
British baritone Matthew Siveter studied at Royal Holloway (University of London) and is now much in demand for both comic and dramatic roles in both opera and operetta.
His most recent appearances include his critically-acclaimed debut for English Touring Opera as both Tonio Pagliacci and Don Alhambra The Gondoliers, Frank Die Fledermaus for his full Opera Holland Park debut, plus role debuts as Figaro Le nozze di Figaro for Wild Arts, Marcello La bohème for the Gap Festival and Schaunard La bohème for Diva Opera.
His future plans include returns to Longborough Festival Opera as Schaunard La bohème and to English Touring Opera as Angelotti Tosca.
Matthew’s many previous stage appearances include Mars/Styx/Bacchus Orpheus in the Underworld and Marullo Rigoletto for IF Opera, as well as Mr Kromov The Merry Widow for Scottish Opera and Opera Holland Park, Escamillo Carmen and Benoit/Alcindoro La bohème for Longborough Festival Opera, Jupiter Orphée aux enfers for Buxton International Festival, and Frank Die Fledermaus for IF Opera.
His other roles include Guglielmo Cosi fan tutte for Celebrate Voice Festival, education project performances as Escamillo The Downfall of Don José and Belcore/Dulcamara The Implausible Potions of Dr Dulcamara, and he has also covered the roles of Swineherd and Satan in a double-bill of Full Moon in March and Les Larmes de Couteau for the Royal Opera and Ballet.
Alongside his operatic roles, Matthew is a leading interpreter of the Savoy Operas, and has regularly appeared in award-winning G&S productions with companies including the National Gilbert & Sullivan Society and Charles Court Opera, with roles including both Major-General Stanley and the Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance, Captain Corcoran H.M.S. Pinafore, Grosvenor Patience, Mountararat Iolanthe and both Pooh Bah and Katisha The Mikado.
A l'aise aussi bien dans les rôles comiques que dramatiques, le baryton britannique Matthew Siveter est désormais très sollicité.
L’année 2025 l’a vu chanter Marullo Rigoletto et Mars/Styx/Bacchus dans Orphée aux Enfers pour IF Opera, ainsi que le Baron Mirko Zeta La Veuve Joyeuse pour Scottish Opera et Opera Holland Park. Citons aussi Escamillo Carmen et Benoît/Alcindoro La bohème pour le Longborough Festival Opera, Jupiter Orphée aux Enfers à Buxton et Frank La Chauve-Souris pour IF Opera.
Parmi ses projets actuels et futurs, ses débuts à l'English Touring Opera dans Don Alhambra The Gondoliers (Gilbert & Sullivan), Figaro Le nozze di Figaro pour Wild Arts, Marcello La bohème pour le Gap Festival, Schaunard La bohème for Diva Opera, et Frank DieFledermaus pour ses débuts officiels à Opera Holland Park à l'été 2026.
Outre Guglielmo Così fan tutte pour le Celebrate Voice Festival, il s'est implqué dans des projets pédagogiques tels qu'Escamillo La Chute de Don José et Belcore/Dulcamara Les Potions Improbables du Docteur Dulcamara.
Parallèlement à sa carrière lyrique, il a participé à de nombres productions d'ouvrages de Gilbert & Sullivan, dans lesquels il excelle.
Reviews | Pagliacci | The Stage | English Touring Opera 2026
"Vocally and dramatically, the performances are outstanding, especially by... Matthew Siveter, who plays Tonio as an unstable charmer rather than the usual unappealing brute."
Reviews | Pagliacci | The Guardian| English Touring Opera 2026
"... and Matthew Siveter fielding some heroic top notes as Tonio"
Reviews | The Gondoliers | The Guardian| English Touring Opera 2026
"Pulling the strings is Matthew Siveter as Don Alhambra del Bolero, the Mephistophelian Grand Inquisitor whose cape deserves an Oscar, as do his deliciously rolling eyeballs."
Reviews | The Gondoliers | The Times | English Touring Opera 2026
“There are tons of laughs... particularly when Matthew Siveter’s brilliant grand inquisitor Don Alhambra is around"
Reviews | The Gondoliers | The Stage | English Touring Opera 2026
“Matthew Siveter does a fabulous star turn as a panto villain-ish Grand Inquisitor, gorgeously robed in black and scarlet."
Reviews | The Gondoliers | Northern Arts Review | English Touring Opera 2026
“Matthew Siveter’s baritone as Don Alhambra del Bolero was bright and coloured with just a soupçon of smarm. His expression and physicality reminded me more than a little of Rowan Atkinson, as if Blackadder were sneaking in an extra season."
Reviews | The Merry Widow | All Edinburgh Reviews | Scottish Opera 2025
“Matthew Siveter and Amy J Payne are a highlight as Mr Kromov, a Russian mobster, and his wife Olga. Vocally, physically, comically, they make the absolute most of every moment they appear”
Reviews | Orpheus in the Underworld | Opera Scene | IF Opera 2025
“Matthew Siveter, in the triple role of Mars, John Styx and Bacchus, stole scenes twice over – the dancing dog John Styx’s can-can brought the house down, and as Bacchus he was as cheeky as they come, with some suggestive grape placement for good measure”
Reviews | The Pirates of Penzance | Theatre Reviews North | Buxton Opera House
“Matthew Siveter, as the Major-General (in a kind of Boy Scout uniform, to suit the time-warp), has already made his reputation in the G&S field and proved just how with a superbly rapid I am the Very Model patter song”
Reviews | Carmen | Midlands Music Reviews | Longborough Festival Opera
“Matthew Siveter [was] an engaging Escamillo, with refreshingly more genial engagement than cliched swagger”