Hailed for his ‘gorgeous lyric voice’, Scottish tenor Matthew McKinney is quickly establishing a reputation for his nuanced artistry, innate musicality and expressive performance across opera, song and concert.
Winner of the 2024 Kathleen Ferrier Award main prize, Matthew makes a principal debut at Glyndebourne this season in the world premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage’s The Railway Children, followed by a debut with English National Opera in the spring. In recital, he appears with Malcolm Martineau, Roelof Temmingh, and Dearbhla Collins, and on the concert stage, he performs the Evangelist in St. John’s Passion in Paisley Abbey and Mendelssohn’s Elijah in Ayr, Scotland.
Highlights of recent seasons include his debut at Carnegie Hall as a song studio artist, Beethoven’s An Die Ferne Geliebte as part of the newly compiled work Do Not Take My Story for a Fairy Tale for English Touring Opera, Bach’s St Matthew Passion for Dunedin Consort, cover Bardolfo Falstaff for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and Luigino Il viaggio a Reims and Rustighello Lucrezia Borgia in new productions for English Touring Opera. Other roles include Tsar The Snow Maiden, Damon Acis & Galatea (Ryedale Festival) and Henrik A Little Night Music (Opera North, Buxton International Festival).
Last updated: 27th February 2026
