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Video

“Au fond du temple saint” - As part of the Sky Arts 2023 ‘Musical Masterpieces’ documentary series, Matthew leads the Orchestra of Opera North and soloists Nico Darmanin Quirjin de Lang in a recording of the famous Pearl Fishers duet. The video has been viewed over 100,000 times on Facebook.

“Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears” - the trailer for WNO’s Welsh premiere of Ainadamar. Matthew conducts the orchestral and choral forces of Welsh National Opera.

“Music from the heart” - in this 2023 concert tour promo, Matthew’s heart rate is monitored as he rehearses the WNO Orchestra and soloists Nadine Benjamin and Trystan Llyr Griffiths.

“I lay my burden down” - Matthew conducts the British premiere of Tesori’s Blue at English National Opera. Blue was nominated at the Olivier Awards 2024 and the Black British Theatre Awards 2023.

“Migrations: The Music.” - Matthew Kofi Waldren, composer Will Todd, and cast members talk about the score of Migrations. WNO’s 2022 world premiere, directed by Sir David Pountney, was described at the time as “the pulp fiction of opera”.

“Musically it is exemplary” - the trailer for Opera Holland Park’s 2019 critically-acclaimed film of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. The full opera is available to stream for £6.99 - with funds equitably shared between cast, creatives, technicians and musicians - on the OHP website.

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Conducting

Cadogan Hall; 2024

Curtain call; I due Foscari; 2024

Bangor; 2023

With WNO Orchestra and soloists at the curtain call of Music from the Heart, Bangor, 2023

Bridgewater Hall; 2023

Curtain Call; Opera North; Pearl Fishers; Bridgewater Hall; 2023

Pearl Fishers; 2023

Conducting forces of Opera North at Bridgewater Hall; 2023

Opera North; 2023

Pearl Fishers with Opera North; Bridgewater Hall; 2023

Les pecheurs; 2023

Conducting Pearl Fishers with Opera North at Bridgewater Hall; 2023

CLS; 2023

Conducting Britten with CLS at QEH; 2023

Ascent of F6; 2023

Curtain call for ‘The Ascent of F6’ at QEH; 2023

Britten vs Auden; 2023

Curtain call of Britten vs Auden; CLS; QEH; 2023

Snow Maiden

Final rehearsals for Rimsky Korsakov’s ‘The Snow Maiden’ at RNCM

CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Curtain call with CBSO and CBSO Chorus, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. April 2022.

’Opera’s Greatest Hits’ - soprano, Nadine Benjamin; mezzo-soprano, Heather Lowe; tenor, Charne Rochford; baritone, Nic Lester

CBSO; 2022

Opera’s Greatest Hits; CBSO; 2022

Chineke!

Matthew and the Chineke! Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall, 2021. 📷 Chris Christodoulou

Migrations; 2022

Curtain call of the world premiere of Migrations at WNO; 2022

Traviata curtain call

At Opera Holland Park, 2021. 📷William Knight

Le petite Boheme recording; 2020

With the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, and the soloists of La petite bohème

Orchestra of stories; 2020

Recording with the strings of Chineke!

Chineke! Junior Orchestra; 2019

Conducting the Chineke! Junior Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Nardus Williams; 2020

With soprano Nardus Williams and CLS at Opera Holland Park. Credit Ali Wright

West Green House; 2024

Il barbiere di Siviglia; 2024

Matthew leads Sinfonia Smith Square

Care Homes Concert at Bristol Beacon.

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Matthew leads Sinfonia Smith Square

Care Homes Concert at Bristol Beacon.

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Matthew leads Sinfonia Smith Square

Care Homes Concert at Bristol Beacon.

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Bristol Beacon

Care home residents watch and listen to a concert at Bristol Beacon.

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