Kenneth Mattice performs the roles of Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Albert (Werther), Marullo (Rigoletto), and Papageno (The Magic Flute) during the 2007 - 2008 season. Mr. Mattice made his debut as a principal member of OSJ's resident company last season, appearing as Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette), Figaro (The Barber of Seville), Germont (La traviata) and Sharpless (Madama Butterfly).

Before joining Opera San José, Mr. Mattice peformed Malatesta (Don Pasquale) with the Newton Symphony (Boston) and Schaunard (La bohème) with Baltimore Opera.  In 2005, as a Studio Artist for Baltimore Opera, he sang Belcore (L'elsir d'amore), Silvio (I Pagliacci), Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro), and Hermann (Les Contes d'Hoffman). Other recent appearances include Escamillo (Carmen) at the Ravinia Festival, and the title roles in Don Giovanni and Gianni Schicchi for the Opera Institute at Boston University.  He has also performed with Chicago Opera Theater, Chautauqua Opera, the Pine Mountain Music Festival, Opera Theatre North and Opera Quad Cities.

Mr. Mattice was recently named a winner in the Palm Beach Opera Competition, the Bel Canto Italian Opera Competition, and the Opera Quad Cities Competition.  He was also a Finalist in the Liederkranz Competition, the Friends of Austria Competition and the Classical Singer Convention Competition, and a Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, New England Region.

For more information, please visit Mr. Mattice’s website: http://www.kennethmattice.com/