The Luisa Todí National Singing Competition is a singing contest conceived and founded by José Carlos Xavier, an operatic tenor and singing teacher at the Lisbon National Conservatory of Music.
The contest first took place in 1990, in the city of Setúbal, aiming to honor the Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer Luísa Todi.
The biennial competitions aim is the promotion of national and young singers, the jury is made up some of the most prestigious figures of the Portuguese and international music scenes.
History
Contestant awards
Year Contestant Prize 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 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 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
References