OPERAFEST LISBOA & OEIRAS 2025 is coming

7th August and 16th September
"Forbidden loves"

The 6th edition of Operafest 2025 in Lisbon & Oeiras, led by soprano Catarina Molder and produced by Ópera do Castelo, revolves around love - this overwhelming force that moves human existence, approaching several cases of forbidden love, haunted by illness and death, by social class, by duty and betrayal, which gave rise to the most extraordinary operas.

Highlights include Verdi's "La Traviata", Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" marking the presence of baroque opera for the first time at the festival, the national premiere of the opera "Julie" by Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans, based on Strindberg's "Miss Julia" and the return of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for the whole family, Cine-opera and much more!

Welcome to Operafest and the tragic world of opera!