Matteo Dalle Fratte

Guest Teaching Artist

Dr. Matteo Dalle Fratte is an Italian tenor, musicologist and coach who studied singing in Italy with Paolo Badoer, a pupil of Gilda Dalla Rizza, Puccini’s favourite soprano.

Since 2009, Matteo has conducted extensive research into the phonetics of sung Italian, including a two-year research fellowship in Italian phonetics for opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) in London.

In 2014, Matteo founded Melofonetica to promote and preserve the correct use of Italian language in opera and classical music. In 2023, he published The Melofonetica Method: A complete guide to clear and expressive Italian diction for singers. Matteo leads Melofonetica’s coaching activities and is Artistic Director of Veneto Opera Summer School and Arte Lirica Festival, Italy.

Matteo works with leading educational establishments around the world including the Royal College of Music, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Opera Studio in the UK, the University of Melbourne and Melba Opera Trust in Australia, and the University of Oklahoma in the US.

Since 2010, he has coached for a wide range of opera companies and record labels including the Royal Opera House, Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, Grange Park Opera, Classical Opera, The English Concert, Opera Rara and Universal Music.

In 2024, he was appointed as a board member of the Fondazione Monteverdi of Cremona. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and is currently conducting a PhD in musicology with Roma Tre University.

Matteo's musicological work includes publishing the biographies of the soprano Gilda Dalla Rizza and the tenor Giovanni Lunardi.