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Biographie / biography
Matheus França was born in Brasilia, and started his studies in Music within various contexts, including youth bands and choirs, as well as chamber and symphonic choirs. Later on, he graduated in Music (Bachelor of Music in Conducting of Choir and Orchestral; and Music Teacher Degree) at the University of Brasilia (UnB). He also started his studies in Classical Singing at UnB, with Professor Irene Bentley.
At the university, his first contact with opera occurred with works such as Pergolesi’s La serva padrona and Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, playing the roles of Uberto and Don Basilio. Regarding concerts, his first solos were in works such as Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy (Chorfantasie), and Edgar Oliveira’s Psalm 21, and others. At that time he was also a soloist in works such as Mozart’s Requiem, Jorge Antunes’s Olga and the Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
In 2014 he was admitted at the Classical Choir of the Municipal Theatre in São Paulo. As a soloist, he worked under the guidance of conductors such as Stojan Kuret, David Junker, Dietmar Wiedemann, Emílio de César, Luís Gustavo Petrì, Roberto Minczuk, and others. He attended masterclasses with teachers like Marianne Cornetti, Luiz-Ottavio Faria and Kurt Rydl.
Concerning operatic works, his debut was playing the role of Zaccaria in Verdi’s Nabucco, followed by Nourabad in Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles. He also played roles in operatic works such as Strauss’s Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier. His was Don Basilio in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. In the 2021 season of the Klosterneuburg Festival, he debuts the role of Padre Guardiano in the opera La Forza del Destino. For the two major seasons in the years 21/22/23, he composed the Ensemble of soloists of the Konzert Theater Bern Opera House.
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