Baritone Hae Kang won the top prize at the first edition of the Cascais Opera International Vocal Competition, taking the cash purse of 10,000€ and a performance contract from the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. Accompanied by the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa under conductor Tom Woods, Kang showcased a warm and beautifully assertive tone, crystalline diction and an impeccably {…}
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 {…}
(Photo: ©António Pedro Ferreira) An exciting production of Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” closed the 2022-23 season of Lisbon’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos this past week, bringing a fitting conclusion on a high note to the challenging tenure of Elisabete Matos as the Artistic Director of Portugal’s premier opera house. Rendered in a lively staging by Stefano Vizioli, Maestro António Pirolli {…}
The Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos has announced a new Artistic Director. The Board of Directors of OPART, EPE announced that Ivan van Kalmthout will become the new Artistic Director starting July 1, 2023. The international selection procedure began in February and received 22 candidates from all over the world. The committee noted that Ivan van Kalmthout stood out “for its {…}
The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon has announced its 2022-23 season. Opera The season opens with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” starring Rita Marques, Antonio Garés, Ricardo Panela, Joana Seara, and Ricardo Seguel. The new production will be directed by Mário João Alves and conducted by Antonio Pirolli. Performance Dates: Oct. 1 – 8, 2022 Corghi’s “Blimunda” will be conducted {…}
Opera performances resumed at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon earlier this year as Portugal’s handling of the pandemic was widely praised as possibly the best within the European Union. In Lisbon, ensembles large and small have begun filling up local church series, community performance spaces, and neighborhood stages, while fado singers have returned to smokey late-night bars {…}
(Credit: https://www.visitlisboa.com/) Portugal’s Teatro Nacional de São Carlos has announced the schedule until January 2022. Here is a look at operatic and vocal performances. Operas The season opens with concert performances of Tchaikovsky‘s “Iolanta.” The opera spotlights Misha Didyk, Evgeny Stavinsky, Guriy Guryev, and Zarina Abaeva in the title role. Graeme Jenkins conducts. Performance Dates: Sep. 29 – Oct. 3, 2021 {…}
On June 14, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon will open four concert performances of Verdi’s “Ernani.” The opera will feature four international artists lead by Gregory Kunde in the title role, Hui He as Elvira, Simone Piazzola as Don Carlo, and Fabrizio Beggi as Silva. Antonio Pirolli will conduct the Coro do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos {…}
The Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlo in Lisbon will reopen its theater with Dvořák’s “Rusalka.” The production will star Dora Rodrigues in the title role, Peter Wedd as the Prince, Thomas Mayer as Vodník, Maria Luísa de Freitas as Ježibaba, and Susana Vieira as Foreign Princess. Performances will be held on April 30, May 2, and 4, 2021 for a limited {…}
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisboa has announced its 2019-20 season. The season will start off with Welsh National Opera’s production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino,” directed by David Pountney. The cast will feature Miklós Sebestyén as the Marquis of Calatrava / Il Padre Guardiano, Cristiana Oliveira / Julianna Di Giacomo as Leonora, Damiano Salerno as Don Carlo di {…}
The Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos has canceled its production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The theater announced that due to a strike announced by the CENA-STE – Trade Union of Exhibition, Audiovisual and Musician Workers, the entire run of performances were canceled. The theater will return tickets to ticket holders. The run of performances was set to star Natalia Tanasii, Susana Gaspar, Dmytro {…}