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 and last season as Marcello in La bohème. His Metropolitan appearances include Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Silvano in A Masked Ball and Schaunard in La bohème. Other appearances include the title role in Don Giovanni with Central City Opera and Manitoba 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.