Derek Matson is a dramaturg and translator of theater and opera. His dramaturgical work has included productions, readings, and development workshops for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre, the Metropolitan Opera, Court Theatre, The House Theatre of Chicago, the Hypocrites, American Theater Company, TimeLine Theatre Company, About Face Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Vanguard, DePaul University, and Northwestern University. Derek studied acting at the Cours Florent in Paris, and serves as a diction instructor of French, Spanish, and Russian for the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus. He’s a regular pre-performance lecturer at both the CSO and Lyric Opera. His translations of French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, and Catalan have been featured on ARTE in France and at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, the Montreux Comedy Festival, the Eastman School of Music, and Cornell University, where he earned his M.A. in Theater and Performance Studies. Derek is a former recipient of a Fulbright Assistantship to France and a Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship to Russia. Closer to home, he’s a company member of The House Theatre of Chicago.