Artist

MATTEO el KHODR

4153 Views
Facebook
Twitter
Matteo EL KHODR: COUNTERTENOR

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).
More events
FONTANA
09 May 2025 | 08:00 PM
Know More
FONTANA
23 May 2025 | 05:00 PM
Know More
Al Shallal Entertainment Park
15 Aug 2025 | 05:00 PM
Know More
Xtreme Karting
31 Dec 2025 | 11:30 PM
Know More
Points of sale
Head There!
Jeddah Arrow Arrow
Virgin Megastore _ Roshana Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Virgin Megastore _ Red Sea Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Virgin Megastore_Stars Avenue Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Virgin Megastore – Mall of Arabia
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Riyadh Arrow Arrow
Virgin Megastore _ Al Nakheel Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Virgin Megastore - Panorama Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Virgin Megastore – Riyadh Park Mall
Tel 8002448855 | Pin Get directions
Dhahran Arrow Arrow
2025
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Previous May Next
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Thursday
May 01,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Friday
May 02,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Saturday
May 03,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Wednesday
May 07,2025
FONTANA
06:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Thursday
May 08,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Friday
May 09,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
KNOW MORE
Saturday
May 10,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Wednesday
May 14,2025
FONTANA
06:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Thursday
May 15,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Friday
May 16,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Saturday
May 17,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Wednesday
May 21,2025
FONTANA
06:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Thursday
May 22,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Friday
May 23,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Saturday
May 24,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Wednesday
May 28,2025
FONTANA
06:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Thursday
May 29,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Friday
May 30,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
Saturday
May 31,2025
FONTANA
05:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
FONTANA
08:00 PM | Mall of Arabia
BUY TICKETS
No Events!