Luisa Todí National Singing Competition
The Luisa Todí National Singing Competition is a singing contest conceived and founded by José Carlos Xavier,[1] an operatic tenor and singing teacher at the Lisbon National Conservatory of Music.
The contest first took place in 1990,[2] in the city of Setúbal, aiming to honor the Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer Luísa Todi.
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Elisabete Matos, first prize in the Luisa Todí National Singing Competition in 1991
The biennial competitions aim is the promotion of national and young singers,[3] the jury is made up some of the most prestigious figures of the Portuguese and international music scenes.
History
Contestant awards
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Bruno Ribeiro, first prize in the Luisa Todí National Singing Competition in 2003
Year | Contestant | Prize |
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2011 | Raquel Camarinha, Carlos Cardoso | 1st prize |
2011 | Carla Simões,Job Tomé | 2nd prize |
2011 | Liliana Sebastião,Hugo Oliveira | 3rd prize |
2007 | Dora Rodrigues,Paulo Ferreira | 1st prize |
2007 | Maria Luisa de Freitas,Fernando Guimarães | 2nd prize |
2007 | Raquel Alão,Nuno Dias | 3rd prize |
2005 | Carla Caramujo,Diogo Oliveira | 1st prize |
2005 | Inez Calazans, Sara Braga Simões | 2nd prize |
2005 | Susana Duarte,João Oliveira | 3rd prize |
2003 | Bruno Ribeiro | 1st prize |
2003 | Maria João Matos | 2nd prize |
2003 | Armando Possante | 3rd prize |
1996 | Luís Rodrigues | 1st prize |
1996 | Mário Alves | 2nd prize |
1996 | Paulo Ferreira | 3rd prize |
1994 | Sílvia Mateus | 1st prize |
1994 | Rosário Ferreira | 2nd prize |
1994 | Teresa Manezes | 3rd prize |
1991 | Elizabete Matos | 1st prize |
1991 | Nuno Viallonga | 2rd prize |
1990 | Ana Ester Neves | 1st prize |
1990 | Nuno Viallonga | 2nd prize |
1990 | Deolinda Rezende | 3rd prize |
Members of the jury
Names | Role |
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José Carlos Xavier | President of the Competition |
Elsa Saque | Honorary Member |
Mara Zampieri,Elsa Saque,Alvaro Malta,João Pereira Bastos | Presidents of the Jury |
Elisabete Matos,Elsa Saque,Elvira Ferreira,Helena Pina Manique,Joana Silva,Maria Cristina de Castro,Palmira Troufa,Rosana Caramaschi,Bruno Michel,Cesário Costa,Ernesto Palácio,Fernando Eldoro,Jorge Vaz de Carvalho,José Carlos Xavier,José Fardilha,José de Oliveira Lopes,José Ribeiro da Fonte,José Serra Formigal,Manuel Ivo Cruz,Miguel Graça Moura,Nuno Pólvora,Paulo Ferreira de Castro,Silva Pereira | Jury |
Official pianists
Name |
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Patrícia Valadão |
Armando Vidal |
João Crisóstomo |
Nicholas McNair |
Administrative and logistical support
- 1990-1996: Luisa Todi Academy of Music and Fine Arts ..
- 2003-2011: Setúbal City Hall.
External links
- Jornal de Noticias (in Portuguese)
References
- "Portuguese Brands". Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- "Opera Lyrics Luísa Todi Competition in Setúbal". Portugal Dream Coast. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- "Rostos PT". Jornal Rostos On-line diário digital. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
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