Matteo de Monti was born in Amsterdam and studied voice with Denis Dowling und Otakar Kraus in London. He is known for his great variety of repertoire, ranging from Figaro and Papageno to Wozzeck and Dr.Schön. At the Oper Leipzig and in Dresden he sang Majakowsky in the world premiere of Majakowsky´s Tod (Schnebel) directed by Achim Freyer and in Hannover he performed Moses in the world premiere of Der Weg der Verheissung by Kurt Weill. In the highly acclaimed productions by George Tabori he sang Moses in Leipzig, Dresden, Weimar and Hamburg in Schönberg MOSES UN AARON, as well as the title role in DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE in Amsterdam. Also directed by George Tabori he sang at the Berlin Festival (Der Tod in Victor Ullmann DER TOD DANKT AB), as well as the world premiere of DER NACKTE MICHELANGELO (Shostakovich Michelangelo Suite) at the Schaubühne in Berlin. He sang the title role in WOZZECK at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, and returns to sing the same role again next season.
Matteo de Monti was born in Amsterdam and studied voice with Denis Dowling und Otakar Kraus in London. He is known for his great variety of repertoire, ranging from Figaro and Papageno to Wozzeck and Dr.Schön. At the Oper Leipzig and in Dresden he sang Majakowsky in the world premiere of Majakowsky´s Tod (Schnebel) directed by Achim Freyer and in Hannover he performed Moses in the world premiere of Der Weg der Verheissung by Kurt Weill. In the highly acclaimed productions by George Tabori he sang Moses in Leipzig, Dresden, Weimar and Hamburg in Schönberg MOSES UN AARON, as well as the title role in DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE in Amsterdam. Also directed by George Tabori he sang at the Berlin Festival (Der Tod in Victor Ullmann DER TOD DANKT AB), as well as the world premiere of DER NACKTE MICHELANGELO (Shostakovich Michelangelo Suite) at the Schaubühne in Berlin. He sang the title role in WOZZECK at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, and returns to sing the same role again next season.
He has performed Paris (Beethoven Symphony No. 9, A Survivor from Warsaw and Die Jakobsleiter); Holland Festival in Amsterdam (Wet Snow); Berlin (PETER GRIMES; PULCINELLA; DUBLINER NACHTSZENEN); Bregenzer Festspiele (JULIETTE); Modena, Ferrara, Reggio Emilia (PETER GRIMES) Palermo (DIE SIEBEN TODSÜNDEN); Tel-Aviv (LA BELLE HELENE); Jerusalem (Fauré Requiem, Bach Magnificat) Graz (WOZZECK and DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE); Salzburg and Vienna (LE NOZZE DIE FIGARO); Athens (DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN); Cologne (DER MEISTER UND MARGARITA); Dresden and Wiesbaden (NATHANS TOD); Frankfurt (DIE JACOBSLEITER); Hannover (Ode to Napoleon); Detroit (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA and RIGOLETTO); Miami (DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE); Barcelona (LULU); Salzburger Festspiele (JULIETTA); Clermond-Ferrand (Mahler: Kindertotenlieder and Eisler: Ernste Gesänge); Toulouse (Ode to Napoleon); and Strasbourg (A Survivor from Warsaw and Ode to Napoleon).
He is recognised for his extraordinary interpretation of modern and contemporary works. Several composers have written especially for him, and he has sung the leading role in numerous premieres: Salzburger Festspiele : Mozart in New York (Eder) ; Bregenz Festival : Nacht (Haas) ; Salzburg : The Lighthouse (Maxwell-Davies), Faust und Yorick; Wölfli Lieder (Rihm); Vienna Festival : What Where (Hölliger) ; Wien Modern: Frühe Lieder (Gielen); Sankt-Bach Passion (Kagel) ; Schlichtheit (Tal) ; Kindheit ( Müller-Wieland); Ballade I (Gadenstätter); Tre Poemi di Michelangelo (Reimann); Vienna ,Graz : Dubliner Nachtszenen (Zender) ; Berlin : Goldberg Passion (Schenker) ; Der Protagonist (Weill) ; Cologne : Das Ende Einer Welt / Der Landarzt (Henze) ; Kassel and Tel-Aviv: Wars Swept Through Here (Tal) ; Jerusalem : Kav Mar (Tal) ; Leipzig: Salut au Monde (Kelemen) ; Requiem (Trojahn); München: Das Gastspiel (Müller-Wieland) ; Stuttgart : Seid Still (Hamary) ; Wuppertal : Greek (Turnage); Berlin Festival : Heine Szenen (Krätschmar; Paris : Chronophonies (Manoury) ; Paris : La Mort de Virgile (Lancino).
His concert repertoire consists of works such as Beethoven Symphony No. 9; Bach St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion; Handel Messiah; Haydn Die Schöpfung; Dvorak Stabat Mater; Rossini Stabat Mater and Petite Messe Solennelle; Mozart Requiem and C-Minor Mass; Fauré Requiem; Berlioz L'Enfance du Christ; Stravinsky Pulcinella and Verdi Requiem. He has sung in such noted halls as the Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Salle Pleyel and Salle Olivier Messiaen in Paris, the Queen Elisabeth Hall in London, the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Philharmonie in Cologne, the Philharmonie in München, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig and the Konzerthaus in Vienna.
He has given Lieder recitals throughout Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, the USA and Israel. His interpretations of such Schubert song cylces as Winterreise, Schwanengesang und Die Schöne Müllerin have received great critical acclaim. He has recorded for many European television and radio stations, such as the ORF, ARD, ZDF, ARTE, Bayerische Rundfunk, Israeli Broadcast, the BBC and Radio France. CD recordings for Capriccio, Col Legno and Denon Records.
