Best Singer of 2023

Tenor Matheus Pompeu was named the best singer of 2023 by the blog Notas Musicais for his portrayal of Alfredo in the production of "La Traviata" by G. Verdi at the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. The staging, which premiered in November 2023, garnered five additional awards, including Best Singer (Ludmilla Bauerfeldt), Best Conductor (Maestro Luis Fernando Malheiro), and Best Director (André Heller-Lopes).

The same blog echoed the Brazilian tenor's performance as Alfredo in a review by Leonardo Marques:

"When La Traviata is staged, it is natural for the spotlight to be on the soprano. However, the TMRJ production found in the Brazilian tenor Matheus Pompeu an Alfredo Germont of the highest caliber. His excellent lyric tenor voice, endowed with brilliance, freshness, crystalline diction, and impeccable tuning, filled the auditorium, showcasing through generous projection the beauty of his timbre.

From the celebrated brindisi scene (Libiamo ne' lieti calici) and the subsequent duet with the soprano (Un dì felice, eterea), Pompeu delivered an electrifying performance to the audience. His arias and cabaletta from the second act (De' miei bollenti spiriti / Oh mio rimorso!...Oh infamia...) received vigorous interpretations. The artist also conveyed the character's emotions throughout the opera very well: passion, romantic fervor, jealousy, anger, until reaching the final sadness. A performance to be remembered."

In 2024, Matheus Pompeu will once again portray the role of Alfredo, this time in Italy.