Matthew Marco is a conductor, coach, and collaborative pianist in Buffalo, NY, where he serves as Artistic Director of Buffalo Opera Unlimited. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo, teaching courses in musicianship, coaching, and music directing all curricular musicals. During the 25-26 season he will premiere two new operas: Michael Ching’s Cinderella’s Royal Feast with Savannah VOICE Festival and Susan Kander/Roberta Gumbel’s Carry My Own Suitcase with BOU. In addition to opera and musical theater, he enjoys regular performances with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, including the 2022 Carnegie Hall tour, 2019 Florida tour, Grammy-nominated and -winning recordings, and concerts on both the classics and pops series.

Mr. Marco has also performed with Amarillo Opera (TX), the Center for Contemporary Opera (NY), Civic Morning Musicals (Syracuse, NY), GALA Choruses (Minneapolis, MN), the National Choral Festival (Carnegie Hall, NY), Opera Tampa (FL), and the Savannah VOICE Festival (GA). Locally, he has held conducting and coaching positions with Nickel City Opera, Starring Buffalo, the Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra, the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, the Hillman Opera Company, and Opera-Lytes. For eleven years, he was the accompanist of the Buffalo Master Chorale, and has performed with the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus, the Buffalo Chamber Players, Friends of Vienna, and the Western New York Chamber Orchestra.

Mr. Marco studied piano with Anne Kissel and François Germain and conducting with Paul Ferington and Brian Doyle.