Adilson
Opera by Dino D’Santiago
For this original production commissioned by BoCA, Dino D’Santiago was challenged to write a brand new opera bringing together history, culture and multicultural Portuguese identity.
Adilson is a five-act opera where we follow the journey of a man of African descent, born in Angola to parents from Cape Verde, who has lived in Portugal for over 40 years without ever obtaining Portuguese citizenship. D’Afonsa to his friends, Nuno to his family, Adilson on his passport, his life plays out between waiting rooms, delayed hearings and a bureaucratic maze that prevents him from being fully recognised by the country he has always called home.
Credits:
Concept and direction, Dino D’Santiago; Libretto and dramaturgy, Rui Catalão; Musical composition and musical production, Dino D’Santiago / Kiôlo; Musical direction Martim Sousa Tavares; Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil; Opera singers and actors, Michelle Mara, Cati (Cátia Freitas), NBC, Soraia Morais, Madalena Eickhoff, Rebeca Reinaldo
15 € to 25 €
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