Artist
Matteo El Khodr
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Since he was a little boy, Matteo has always been attracted by things that weren't interesting for other boys of his age: theatre, drama, old black and white movies, old books of his grandparent's library, old discs of old Egyptian singers and divas, and classical music and opera. Seeing this attraction to arts, his parents always backed him up. He was taught to play piano during years, and started imitating voices he was hearing: Carmen from Bizet, Violetta from La Traviata (Verdi), Leonora from La Forza del destino (Verdi), Il Barbier di Siviglia (Rossini), slept listening to Magnificat (Bach) and woke up on the Requiem (Mozart) and the Gloria (Vivaldi).
When he turned 17, he was singing with this same child voice, this same thin voice who was becoming more and more deep, round, mature. He didn't know it but he became a countertenor, a rare male voice, a heritage from the castrati voices from the 17th century in Italy!
Due to luck, coincidences, and fate, Matteo found himself at age 18 signing a huge contract with Universal Music France and moved there to learn music, to become an opera singer, to travel and sing on the biggest stages of Europe.
He released his first album "Matteo Haute-Contre", a "Thank You" album to all the inspirations who led him to fulfill his destiny: Bach, Bellini, Vivaldi, Purcell, Verdi...
After a big tour in Europe, singing for the Communauté Européene de Bruxelles, to the Queen of Belgium, to Vienna, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Paris, London, Verona...and Lebanon (Festival de Beiteddine), and several masterclasses with Andreas Scholl, Robert Expert, Fabrice di Falco, Matteo entered the Ecole Normale Superieure de Musique in the class of Agnes Mellon, soprano of Les Arts Florissants (William Christie) and wife of Dominique Visse, famous french countertenor, in the department of the vocal perfection: baroque era and composers.
In September 2011, Matteo integrated the Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris (Solo Alto-countertenor) and is scheduled to perform in Salle Pleyel all year long: Gloria (Poulenc), Daphnis et Chloé (Ravel), Peer Gynt (Grieg) and solo masterpieces of oratorios: Semele (Haendel), Juditha Triumphans (Vivaldi) under the direction of the composers: Daniel Baremboim, Paavo Jarvi, James Colon, Ricardo Chailly.
In Christmas, he did the final concerts in two sacred festivals, the Festival of Saint-Chapelle in Paris and the Beirut Chants Festival of Sacred music.
In 2012 invited to sing in Munich's GAsteig Carl-Orff hall, and won the public price in the famous Concours International de Chant Baroque de Froville, then is Mandane in the production of Artaserse by Leonardo Vinci, with Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli under the direction of M.Diego Fasolis and Concerto Koln in l'Opera National de Lorraine (Nancy, France).
Points of sale
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Beirut
Virgin Megastores - Beirut Souks
Virgin Megastores ABC Achrafieh
Virgin Megastores - City Center
Virgin Megastores - ABC Verdun
Kesserwan
Baakline
North Metn
Virgin Megastores ABC Dbayeh
North
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AS Company - TBO | Zgharta
Ticketing Box-Office (Dar El-Chimal)
South
Al Ittihad Book Shop - TBO
Bekaa
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May
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
SEASON OF STRINGS
07:00 PM | St. Elie Kantari
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
AL RIYADI BEIRUT (LBN) vs BC ASTANA (kaz)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
Battle of the Bands
08:00 PM | Champville school
Ghinwa
01:00 PM | Champville school
ITTIHAD CLUB (KSA) vs SAGESSE SC (LBN)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
One Thousand and One Nights
04:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
VENUS
08:30 PM | Theatre Monnot
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Champville school
Two-Day Pass: Included Opening Ceremony Pass
Champville school
Three-Day Pass: Included Opening Ceremony Pass
Champville school
Ghinwa
11:00 AM | Champville school
Cirque Mini Star
03:30 PM | Champville school
Bungee Jumping
Champville school
SHABAB AL AHLI (UAE) vs TAMIL NADU (IND)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
TABIAT BASKETBALL (IRI) vs AL QADSIA SC (KUW)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
08:30 PM | Casino du Liban
BC ASTANA (KAZ) vs ITTIHAD CLUB (KSA)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
08:30 PM | Casino du Liban
TAMIL NADU (IND) vs TABIAT BASKETBALL (IRI)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
AL QADSIA SC (KUW) vs SHABAB AL AHLI (UAE)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
DANCE AROUND THE WORLD
08:00 PM | National Museum
SAGESSE SC (LBN) vs BC ASTANS (KAZ)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
AL RIYADI CLUB (LBN) vs ITTIHAD CLUB (KSA)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
08:30 PM | Casino du Liban
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
AL QADSIA SC (KUW) vs TAMIL NADU (IND)
05:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
SHABAB AL AHLI (UAE) vs TABIAT BASKETBALL (IRI)
08:45 PM | Stade Nouhad Naufal
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
08:30 PM | Casino du Liban
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
Anything Goes Bel Arabi - كلّو مسموح
08:30 PM | Casino du Liban
PայTs – by Vahe Berberian
08:00 PM | Hagop Der Melkonian Theatre – Bourj Hammoud
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
AUTISM BEAT - NAC Fundraising Concert
09:00 PM | Casino du Liban
One Thousand and One Nights
08:00 PM | Theatre Caracalla
Transportation for Bassma - The Family Festival
Transportation For Bassma
The Family Festival
10:30 AM | Sarwa - Taanayel
We Will Rock You
07:30 PM | Casino du Liban
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