Matthew Merolla is a baritone based in Scranton, PA. Merolla holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Mansfield University and a Master of Music degree in Opera from Binghamton University. Matthew has performed with Tri Cities Opera in roles such as: Il Conte di Ceprano in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto, a Soldier in All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein, and Big Al in Edward Barnes’ opera Mystery on the Docks. With Binghamton University’s opera theater, Matthew performed the roles of Gianni Schicchi in Giacomo Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi; Le Chat, Le Comtoise, and Le Fauteuil in Maurice Ravel’s opera, L’Enfant et Les Sortilèges; as well as the roles of Ottone in Claudio Monteverdi’s opera L’Incoronazione di Poppea, and Peter in Englebert Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel. With Mansfield University’s Opera Theater, Merolla has performed roles including John Proctor in Robert Ward’s opera The Crucible, Mr. Ford in Otto Nicolai’s opera The Merry Wives of Windsor, Guglielmo in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte, and Betto in Giacomo Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi. Matthew has won numerous first place awards at NATS competitions, and was a Semifinalist at the Classical Singer Vocal Competition in Washington, DC (2024) and in Chicago (2025).