As any Lisbon opera lover will tell you, Portugal’s operatic landscape has lagged disappointingly behind that of other European cities of comparable size. Seasons have often been frustratingly short on ambitious, adequately-funded productions that feature significant national and international talents or marquee guest artists—the major names in the discipline one might reasonably expect to see and hear in a prominent {…}
Opera do Castelo and Teatro São Luiz co-present the national premiere of Barber’s “Vanessa.” Soprano Catarina Molder takes on the title role. Tenor Ermin Ašćerić sings Anatol. Soprano Beatriz Volante, mezzo-soprano Alexandra Calado, and baritones Luís Rodrigues and Tiago Amado Gomes make up the rest of the cast. They are joined by the Coro Operafest. Hannah König is the costume {…}
The lineup for Operafest Lisboa 2025, led by soprano Catarina Molder and produced by Ópera do Castelo is announced. This article only features live opera performances part of the “Great Classics” series. Soprano Darija Auguštan stars in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” David Pereira Bastos directs and Osvaldo Ferreira conducts. Performance Dates: August 7, 9, & 10, 2025 Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is {…}
Details of Operafest Lisboa’s fifth season have been released. The article only contains opera-centered events. Throughout the festival “Maratona Ópera XXI: New Dynamics for Today’s Opera” workshops take place. The New Libretto Awards are also presented during this time. Mainstage Opening the festival is a double bill performance of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The casts include Rodrigo Porras Garulo, {…}
