BIOGRAPHY

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Born in Três Corações, Brazil, Matheus Pompeu graduated in Journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. In 2008, he began his musical and vocal studies with Mauro Chantal at the University of Minas Gerais. He was later a student of Isabel Maresca and joined the first class of the Opera Studio of the Municipal Theatre of São Paulo. In 2015, he made his professional debut at the Theatro São Pedro as Flaminio, in the first Latin American representation of the opera L'Amore dei Tre Re by I. Montemezzi, under the baton of Maestro Luis Fernando Malheiro and stage direction of Sergio Vela. In the same year, he won first place in the VIII Carlos Gomes Competition in Campinas and was doubly awarded at the V Concorso Internazionale Marcello Giordani in Sicily. In 2016, he portrayed Don Alvaro in Il Guarany by Carlos Gomes at the Palácio das Artes in Belo Horizonte. In 2017, Matheus permanently moved to Europe, completing his training at the Centre de Perfeccionament Placido Domingo in Valencia, where he was instructed by Jaume Aragall, Placido Domingo, Mariella Devia, Davide Livermoore, Alejandro Zabala, and Enedina Lloris.

 

He won the 4th International Adam Didur Opera Singers Competition in Poland and was also awarded with the Carlos Gomes Medal of cultural merit in Brazil for his significant contribution to the field of music and culture. Matheus was nominated for the International Opera Awards 2019 for his recording of Halka by S. Moniuszko with Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante. He has been developing a solid career in Europe and Brazil, performing on prestigious stages including the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Theater an der Wien, Polish National Opera, and Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. He has been recognised by critics for the beauty of his timbre, expressiveness of his singing, and the solidity of his technique. 

 

Pompeu has interpreted main roles including: Alfredo in La Traviata, Il Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto, Gustavo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Corrado in Il Corsaro, and Ismaele in Nabucco by G. Verdi; Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Rodolfo in La Bohème by G. Puccini; Jontek in Halka and Franek in Flis by S. Moniuszko. 

 

In the 2025/26 season, he sang Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Edgardo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lamermoor and Radames in Verdi’s Aida at the Silesian Opera in Bytom (Poland), and Jontek in Moniuszko’s Halka, at the Podlasie Opera in Białystok (Poland), among others.

 

Highlights of M. Pompeu’s 2024/25 season include Alfredo in La Traviata at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera in Bytom, and Feliciano Mendes in J. Ripper’s Misa Criolla at the Palacio das Artes of Belo Horizonte (Brazil).

 

In the symphonic repertoire, highlights include the Petite Messe Solennelle by G. Rossini, Misa Solemnis op. 123 and Symphony No. 9 "Choral" by L.V. Beethoven, and the Stabat Mater by A. Dvořák.

 

Matheus has established fruitful collaborations with eminent conductors through his 10-year career, including Fabio Biondi, Michele Spotti, Fabio Mechetti, José Maria Moreno, and Luis Fernando Malheiro; and with important stage directors such as Emilio Sagi, Sergio Vela, and André Heller-Lopes.

 

His discography includes four albums of complete operas in collaboration with the Chopin Institute of Warsaw and Maestro Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante: Il Corsaro by G. Verdi (2019); Paria (2023), Flis (2019), and Halka (2018) by S. Moniuszko. He collaborated with the prestigious Italian ensemble on various other occasions, and has performed in various programs at festivals in Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, and Italy.