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Igreja do Seminário de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Luz
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Free entry, subject to space capacity and upon prior ticket collection at the venue, on the day of the show, from 3.30pm
over 6s

14 Dec 2025

5pm
Accessible for audience members with reduced mobility

The fourth and final concert of Música nas Igrejas, A noite - Mistério e Luz do Natal no mundo (The night – Mystery and light at Christmas around the world), evokes the contrast between the gloom of winter nights and the light that breaks forth with the Nativity and Christmas festivities. The first part invites quiet contemplation; this is followed by the celebration of the Nativity scene and the gathering of families, shaped by popular tradition and cultural diversity. The concert, conducted by Filipa Palhares and with Ricardo Vicente at the piano, culminates in a moment of collective joy: lights shimmer, bells ring, and the music turns into a shared dance, uniting generations in a shining night of celebration and communion

This is the fourth and last concert from Música nas Igrejas, a program designed by Filipe Faria. Supported by a poetic narrative around the themes of birth, beginning and nativity, between the popular devotional of the 16th and 17th centuries and the sacred erudite from the 17th to the 20th century, it started with O dia – Entre a luz e a sombra no Barroco ibérico (The day - between the light and shadow of Iberian Baroque), by Concerto Campestre. It was followed by A palavra – Voz e silêncio na devoção ibérica (The Word - Voice and silence in the Iberian devotion), by Sete Lágrimas, and A beleza – Louvor no Barroco italiano (Beauty - Praise in the Italian baroque), by the ensembles Altos do Bairro and Coro Alto.

Alice Pitta, Alice Varandas, Anita Travessa, Clara dos Santos, Júlia Sousa, Laura Wallenstein, Maria do Carmo Rodrigues, Maria Teresa Carrigy, Mariana Pereira, Mariana Rocha soprano;
Clara Bacharel, Gabriela Wu, Luisa Sobral, Luísa Correia, Maria Inês Alves, Maria Leal Alves, Maria Leonor Líbano Monteiro, Marta Rodrigues, Raquel Nunes, Sofia Guedes alto;
João Beraud, Lourenço Lázaro, Lucas Rodrigues, Manuel Matos, Miguel Rocha, Ricardo Moniz tenor;
Francisco Madeira, Orlando Cascalho, Rudi Wadsworth, Tiago Coragem, Tomás Rodrigues bass