Mateusz Hoedt

Polish bass Mateusz Hoedt, born in Wroclaw, Poland in 1990, has been recognized for his exceptional talent. Opera Magazine praised his lyrical arioso of the Old Man in "Aleko," noting his beautiful low range at just 25 years old.

Hoedt graduated with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Music in Wroclaw, studying under Prof. Bogdan Makal. From 2014 to 2016, he was a member of the Opera Academy at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, where he trained with Eytan Pessen. He then joined the Academy of the Opéra National de Paris for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons. In 2019, he began the Junges Ensemble program at the Semperoper Dresden, completing it in 2022, and now frequently performs there as a guest soloist.

Hoedt's career includes numerous solo opera roles. At the Opéra National de Paris, he performed as Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi and Deputato in Don Carlos, a role he also sang at the Teatro Real de Madrid and the Semperoper Dresden. At the Semperoper Dresden, he portrayed Thore/Maurevert in Les Huguenots, Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Imperial Commissary in Madama Butterfly, Priest and Second Armed Man in Die Zauberflöte, and Jailer in Tosca. At the Staatstheater Kassel, he sang Surin in Pique Dame, and at the Staatstheater Darmstadt, he played Crespel/Luther in Les Contes d'Hoffmann and Dottore Grenvil in La Traviata. His performances in Poland include Bryndas in Krakowiacy i Górale and Arthur Jones in Billy Budd at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw and Grand Theatre in Łódź. At the Verbier Festival, he performed as Commendatore in Don Giovanni. Other notable roles include Waterman in Rusalka (concert version), Old Gypsy in Aleko (concert version in ’s-Hertogenbosch and Amsterdam Opera), and various roles at the University of Music in Wroclaw, including Masetto in Don Giovanni, Don Alvar in Les Indes Galantes, Thomassini in Au travers du mur, and Dbalski in Agatka, czyli przyjazd pana.

Additionally, Hoedt was cast in roles such as Zuniga in Carmen, Misha in Die verkaufte Braut, Il Conte Ceprano in Rigoletto, Mandarin in Turandot, and Kilian in Der Freischütz at the Semperoper Dresden, though these productions were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hoedt has performed at renowned venues such as the Opéra Bastille, Palais Garnier, Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Semperoper Dresden, Verbier Festival, Pamplona Philharmonic Hall, Beirut Festival, Wrocław Philharmonic Hall, Jelenia Góra Philharmonic Hall, Wratislavia Cantans Festival, and NOSPR in Katowice. He has participated in master classes and workshops at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw and the Academy by Verbier Festival, studying under esteemed artists and professors including Eytan Pessen, John Norris, Rudolf Piernay, Richard Cross, Neil Shicoff, Sergei Leiferkus, Larisa Diadkova, Artur Ruciński, Andrzej Dobber, Izabella Kłosińska, Dan Ettinger, Elena Pankratova, Bryn Terfel, and Ildar Abdrazakov.