José Graça
Tenor
Started his musical studies in 2003, at the Primo Canto Cultural Association under Costa Campos, spurred into perfecting his vocal abilities by the previous recording of a solo CD with original compositions.Light-lyric tenor, has performed many arias in public, such as “Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon âme” (La Fille du Régiment); “A te o cara” (I Puritani); “Pourquoi me réveiller” (Werther); “O wie ängstlich” (Die Entführung aus dem Serail); “Di quella pira” (Il Trovatore); “Nessun dorma” (Turandot); “È la solita storia del pastore” (L'Arlesiana); “Una furtiva lagrima” (L'Elisir d'Amore); “La donna è mobile” (Rigoletto); “Addio, fiorito asil” (Madama Butterfly).Has participated in various performances, public classes and shows since joining Primo Canto, always under the direction of Costa Campos, singing in such places as the Malaposta Cultural Centre, the Music Museum, the Luísa Todi theatre, the Jenónimos Monastery, the Fórum Lisboa, the Teatro-Estúdio Mário Viegas, the Foz Palace, the Eduardo VII park (in a special production for commemorating Brazil day), the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the Queluz Palace and the Bernardas Convent.Was, in 2008, part of the cast of a portuguese version of Offenbach's “Monsieur Choufleuri Restera Chez Lui”, staged at the Gil Vicente theatre in Cascais.In November 2009, and again in May 2010, has participated in the musical festivities at the Príncipe Real, in Lisbon, singing Opera arias and Music-hall themes.In February 2010 has participated in the show “Enchanted Opera Evening”, an integral part of the city of Bragança's commemoration of the 546th anniversary of its existence undertaken by the Câmara Municipal de Bragança.Participated in the saturday evening performances at the Vila Galé Ópera Hotel in Lisbon from November 2010 until November 2022, along with the tenor Pedro Pires, singing Opera arias and Music-hall themes. Was also part of the cast in 2015 when the Castelo Opera Company presented its production of I Pagliacci.
