Matteo Ressa is a Liverpool-based conductor, composer, and baritone. He studied Music at Royal Holloway, studying composition with Mark Bowden and conducting with Rebecca Miller and Rupert Gough. He currently sings with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, and has recently performed as a soloist in a premiere of Andrew Barney's 'If It Were For Peace’. He studied singing with British soprano Elaine Pearce.

 

As a composer, his compositions and arrangements have featured at the UniBrass competition, several orchestrated singles for Sophie Clarke, and incidental music for 'Améliore' musical at the Camden Fringe in 2021, which featured on Season 3 of In the Wings discussing his involvement with writer Melissa Boyce-Hurd. His composition style blends a range of styles from classical and late-romantic to film scores and jazz. Most recently, his 'Stabat Mater' was premiered by The Hildegard Singers in April 2026.

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In 2024, Matteo founded the Equilibrium Symphony Orchestra alongside other Royal Holloway alumni, where he is co-conductor. His composition Poseidon; Ruler of the Sea was premiered by the Equilibrium Symphony Orchestra in May 2025.

 

He has taken part in several conducting workshops and masterclasses, including by Mihhail Gerts, Peter Fender, Rupert Gough, Nathan James Dearden, and Rebecca Miller.