Matthew Li

Possessing a “vibrant stage presence and a rich, commanding voice” (La Scena Musicale), bass Matthew Li recently completed his residency at the Atelier lyrique de Opéra de Montréal and the Glenn Gould School of Music as a Rebanks Fellow. His operatic roles include Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Dulcamara in Elisir d’amore, Seneca in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Masetto and Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni, and Colline in La Bohème. Concert highlights include the bass solos in Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, Handel’s Messiah, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, and Mozart’s Requiem.

An ardent collaborator with contemporaries, Li created the leading bass-baritone role of Xon Pon in Alice Ping Yee Ho and Madeleine Thien’s opera Chinatown (2022) with City Opera Vancouver in its world premiere, to critical acclaim. Recent engagements include Polonius in Hamlet and Masetto in Don Giovanni, both at Opéra de Montréal.