Biography

Sam Mathis, tenor, is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the summer of 2022, he was a Resident Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera where he covered the roles of Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pete in the world premiere of A Thousand Acres. Other highlights of the 2021-22 season included singing Rodolfo in La Bohème and Soldier in All is Calm with Opera North, and covering Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Indianapolis Opera. This summer, 2023, Sam will return to Des Moines Metro Opera as a Resident Artist and sing the role of Jumper in The Falling and the Rising. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Florida State University and a Master’s Degree from Indiana University, both in voice performance. Sam has also performed the roles of Rodolfo in La Bohème and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with Indiana University, as well as Don José in La Tragedie de Carmen and Carlson in Of Mice and Men with Florida State University.