Acclaimed by critics for the beauty of his voice and the naturalness and rich expression of his interpretations, Rodrigo Esteves is building an international career, shining on various stages around the world.

For two consecutive years (2009 and 2010), he received the Carlos Gomes Award for Classical Music as the best singer. He has recordings of Zarzuelas in Spain under the EMI and RTVE labels, and in Brazil, a CD of songs by Algol Editora, along with participation in the recording of Eric Zeisl's "Hebrew Requiem" with OSESP. He also recorded "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for Disney Studios Brazil (singing the voice of Frollo).

Among his performances are Marcello (La Boheme) in Madrid and Jerez de La Frontera, Schaunard (La Boheme) at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Alfonso XI (La Favorita) in Pamplona, Silvio (I Pagliacci) at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and in Cagliari, G. Germont (La Traviata) in Spoleto, at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, in Messina, and on tour in Japan, Mercutio (Romeo et Juliette) in Jerez de la Frontera, Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro) in Spoleto and on tour in Japan, Dandini (La Cenerentola) in Manaus, Rodrigo (Don Carlo) at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, Valentin (Faust) with OSESP, São Paulo, Macbeth at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio (Verdi) in Tokyo, Falstaff in Bussetto, Italy, Enrico (L'Elisir d’Amore) in São Paulo and Jerez de la Frontera, Renato (Un Ballo in Maschera) in Messina, Faninal (Rosenkavalier) and Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" with OSESP in São Paulo, Scarpia (Tosca) at the Arena di Verona, at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo and at the Teatro da Paz in Belém, Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore) in Rio de Janeiro, Ford (Falstaff) in a production of the Opera de Monte Carlo, Danilo (The Merry Widow) in Taormina, Nabucco (Nabucco) in Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder cycle in Palma de Mallorca with the Symphony Orchestra of Mallorca.

He collaborated closely with Plácido Domingo, serving as his understudy in the role of Oreste (Iphigénie en Tauride) in Valencia, Spain. He also has been working with Peter Guth, Miguel Gomes Martinez, Helena Herrera, Mario Perusso, Enrique Ricci, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Alain Lombard, Alain Guingal, Marcello Panni, Gianluca Martinenghi, Stefano Ranzani, John Neschling, Lorin Maazel, Emilio Sagi, Roberto Lagana, Roberto  Oswald, Sonja Frisel, Ivo Guerra, Stefano Vizioli, Marco Gandini, Giancarlo del Monaco etc.

Esteves' celebrated interpretations include his premiers at Arena di Verona as Scarpia, at Teatro Carlo Felice de Genova as “Falstaff” and Germont (“Traviata”) and at Palau de les Arts de Valencia as Sharples “Madame Butterfly”.

Other highlights include Escamillo (Carmen) at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, Amonasro (Aida) at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo and in Montevideo, The Dutchman (The Flying Dutchman) at TMSP and Iago (Otello) at Valladolid (Teatro Calderón) and Belém Theatro da Paz.