Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival

Fado is Portugals unique song genre about love, loss and the sea. ‘It’s music from the ports of the world,’ says Raquel Tavares,one of the four (!) divas who perform in this Great Night of Fado. ‘You hear the wail of women left behind alone: songs about suffering, resistance and nostalgia – and about the sea…’

Musici Paulo Parreira Trio
Zang Raquel Tavares
Ana Sofia Varela
Maria da Fé
Beatriz da Conceição

Cinema: Between 16.00 and 17.45, the Goethe Institut stages the film Lisbon Story by German director Wim Wenders. Free access.

Introduction: For this concert it is optional to visit an introduction. More information on who will be speaking at the introduction will be published as soon as possible. Costs for attending the introduction are 5 euro, you can purchase a ticket for the introduction by selecting this option when ordering your regular ticket at the ordering form.

Participants

Raquel Tavares
Ana Sofía Varela
Maria da Fé
Beatriz da Conceição