American baritone Jeff Mattsey made his San Diego Opera debut in 1995 as Schaunard in La bohème and returned in 1998 as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, in 2001 as Valentin in Faust, in 2006 as Dancaire in Carmen, in 2010 as Marcello in La bohème and last season as Ping in Turandot. His Metropolitan Opera appearances include Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Silvano in A Masked Ball, Schaunard in La bohème, Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Hermann/Schlemiel in The Tales of Hoffmann, Paris in Romeo and Juliet and Joe Castro in The Girl of the Golden West. Other appearances include the title role in Don Giovanni with Central City Opera and Manitoba Opera, the Count in The Marriage of Figaro at Madison Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butterlfy and Renato in A Masked Ball with Vancouver Opera, Count Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music with Central City Opera, Silvio in Pagliacci with Michigan Opera Theatre, Figaro in The Barber of Seville with Opera Tampa, Captain Corcoran in H.M.S. Pinafore with Utah Symphony and Opera and Renato in A Masked Ball with Vancouver Opera. He has also sung with New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Portland Opera, Tulsa Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Opera and Hawaii Opera Theater.