Matthew Beecher is a tenor based in Milwaukee WI. He holds a MM in vocal performance from UW Milwaukee, a BM of the same emphasis and BA in acting from UW Oshkosh. He has coached with Colleen Brooks, Janna Ernst, and Nathan Krueger. Matthew has worked with conductors Jun Kim, Dylan Chmura-Moore, and Eric Barnum. He is also a frequent collaborator with pianist Kayoko Miyazawa. Matthew has been performing on the stage for over a decade in the Fox Valley and Southern WI: ranging from opera, musical theatre, and straight plays. In 2021, he received first place at the NATS competition as an advanced graduate, preceded by second place in 2019. In 2018, Matthew was a winner of UW Oshkosh’s Honors recital, Concerto competition, and Finlandia Foundation scholarship competition. In 2017, he received an Irene Ryan nomination from the KCACTF for his performance of Matt in UW Oshkosh’s production of The Fantasticks.

Matthew’s operatic appearances have included Laurie (Little Women) and Don Basilio/Don Curzio (Le nozze di Figaro) at UW Milwaukee, Martin (The Tender Land) and The Sorcerer (Dido & Aeneas) at UW Oshkosh. His musical appearances have included Toby (Sweeney Todd), and Matt (The Fantasticks) at UW Oshkosh. His other theatrical appearances have included Egeon (The Comedy of Errors), Thomas Gray (Nat Turner in Jerusalem), and Stephano (The Tempest) at UW Oshkosh. He has also worked with Madison Savoyards, Hysterical Productions, UW Fox Theatre, Kaukauna Community Players, and Oshkosh Community Players.