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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Nacional de São Carlos 2023-24 Review: Fidelio

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Photo credit: © António Pedro Ferreira / São Carlos This year marks the 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, a momentous historical event which brought down the totalitarian regime installed by fascist dictator Antonio Salazar in 1974. This bloodless revolution led the small Iberian nation on a path towards a modern, humanist and democratic European republic. This season many of {…}

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Operafest Lisboa Announces 2023 Edition

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Operafest Lisboa has announced its fourth edition titled “From Heaven to Hell.” The festival will be held from Aug. 18 – Sept. 9, 2023 in the garden of National Museum of Ancient Art, in the city center with beautiful views of Tagus River. Kicking things off is “The Magic Flute” with Cecilia Rodrigues, João Terleira, André Henriques, Patrícia Modesto, and {…}

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Centro Cultural de Bélem 2022 Review: Orphée

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Philip Glass celebrated his 85th birthday last week on January 31, and Lisbon’s Centro Cultural de Bélem joined a handful of worldwide performances honoring the great American maverick composer with a dazzling world-class production of his early opera “Orphée,” composed in 1991 and part of Glass’ groundbreaking trilogy of operas based on films by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. {…}