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For the first time since the non-renewal of Francisco Frazão and Rita Rato as directors of the Teatro do Bairro Alto and the Aljube Museum, both publicly debated the role of culture in cities.
Composer and professor Sérgio Azevedo writes about the conductor — his “friend and mentor” — who died at 87: “Superb” in orchestral conducting, and demanding “with musicians, managers, and patrons.”
Conductor Álvaro Cassuto, who died today at the age of 87, was “one of the great creators and a reference figure in the history of contemporary music and musical dissemination,” states the President of the Republic in a note of condolence published on the Presidency's website.
Conductor Álvaro Cassuto died this Monday at the age of 87 in Cascais. He founded the New Portuguese Philharmonic and the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, worked with national and international orchestras, and leaves behind a vast discography, including the complete symphonies of Joly Braga Santos.
He founded the New Portuguese Philharmonic, worked with national and international orchestras, and leaves behind a vast discography.
An intense sibling show to Limbo, Kumina, premiering at a Lisbon theatre, is a journey alongside migrants, seeking solace in a ritual before the immobility of History.
D.A.M.A, Carolina de Deus, Os Quatro e Meia, Cláudia Pascoal, and Luís Trigacheiro are some of the names included in 'Florbela'.
Coimbra City Council states that the non-renewal of Maçãs de Carvalho's position is also related to the new duties the curator has assumed as director of the College of Arts at the University of Coimbra.
The Monstra Festival will propose “a transversal reflection on the planet” this year, according to the organisers. It will also feature a competitive section dedicated to medium-length films for the first time.
