Diego Matheuz

Recent operatic highlights include, Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opéra National de Paris, Wiener Staatsoper, and Staatsoper Berlin, Bizet’s Carmen with The Metropolitan Opera, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore with Ópera Nacional de Chile, Rossini’s Le comte Ory and Il viaggio a Reims with Rossini Opera Festival, Puccini’s Turandot with Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Staatsoper Berlin, Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Opéra National de Paris, Verdi’s Aida with Arena di Verona, Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Staatsoper Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Rossini’s Guillaume Tell with Theater an der Wien. As Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice Matheuz conducted, among others, Verdi’s La traviata and Rigoletto, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Puccini’s La bohème. 

On the symphonic podium he has led two globally broadcast New Year’s Concerts from La Fenice, the ECHO Klassik Gala with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and the Deutsche Grammophon 120th Anniversary Gala at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. He has conducted leading orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Filharmonica della Scala, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Spanish National Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. 

Deeply committed to education and faithful to his roots in El Sistema, Matheuz has worked extensively with youth orchestras in Venezuela, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, with whom he has undertaken extensive international tours. Since 2019, he has co-directed MACH, an educational initiative within the Musica sull’Acqua festival in Colico, Italy, alongside violinist Francesco Senese. The programme offers free training to young musicians from across the globe, combining masterclasses and orchestral experience with guidance from leading players of ensembles such as the Orchestra Mozart, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra.

He lives in Berlin with his family.

2025/26 season / 418 words. Not to be altered without permission.