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Cistermúsica Festival reveals its 34th edition

The Alcobaça Music Festival 2026 will take place from 26 June to 31 July and will have ‘Resurrection’ as its theme. The Cistermúsica season offers cultural programming throughout the year, but it is in the summer that it reaches its…
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12 Jan

Concert by the Alcobaça Symphonic Band concludes the Fronteiras cycle

Performance honors painter Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso with a work by conductor and composer Luís Carvalho On December 7th, the Fronteiras cycle concludes its journey through territories where music intersects with other forms of artistic…
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25 Nov

Cistermúsica Frontiers with multiple arts revolving around music

The Cistermúsica season continues until December with ten concerts in various venues around the city The Cistermúsica Fronteiras cycle returns to Alcobaça from October to December with multiple proposals in which music, with a special…
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13 Oct

Alcobaça Music Festival opened to a full house and continues with more unmissable events

Upcoming performances celebrate Ravel and bring major orchestras to the iconic Cerca do Mosteiro space in Alcobaça It was a spectacular start with a full house: the inaugural concert of the 33rd edition of the Alcobaça Music Festival…
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30 Jun

The 33rd edition of Cistermúsica - Alcobaça Music Festival kicks off

First concerts at Alcobaça Monastery feature Puccini, Bach, Ravel, orchestras and Cistercian music at the Festival that is ‘A Classic for Everyone’ This Friday marks the start of the 33rd edition of the Alcobaça Music Festival, which…
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24 Jun

Cistermúsica and Volkswagen: together blazing new trails in music and mobility

Volkswagen renews its presence as Official Sponsor of the Alcobaça Music Festival in 2025 Cistermúsica once again combines the excellence of classical music with automotive innovation, renewing its collaboration with Volkswagen, which…
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4 Jun

The Essence of Ravel will be heard at the Alcobaça Music Festival

This summer, Cistermúsica celebrates the work of Maurice Ravel with several concerts and multiple versions, in a programme that is unique in Portugal. The 33rd edition of the Alcobaça Music Festival, which runs from 27 June to 2 August…
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26 May

Other Worlds: Sound Journeys for a summer that goes beyond the Classical

Cistermúsica — Alcobaça Music Festival opens windows to other sounds, from Jazz to Pop-Rock, to Bossa Nova There are ‘other worlds’ that only music can reveal — made of emotion, unlikely encounters and soundscapes that awaken the…
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21 Apr

Concert of Bruno Pernadas moved to Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça

Due to the adverse weather forecast, tonight's concert by Bruno Pernadas will take place at the Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça - João d'Oliva Monteiro (CTA). We would like to thank you for your understanding of this decision, which will…
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25 Jul

Cistermúsica: a Timeless edition

After yet another distinction, this time at the Iberian Festival Awards, Cistermúsica is presenting its 32nd edition, which will take place between 28 June and 3 August 2024. The programme includes more than 40 concerts under the…
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16 Apr

Cistermúsica is Portugal's Best Small Festival of 2023

The festival was honoured at the Iberian Festival Awards on 15 March in the Spanish city of Granada, at a ceremony that rewarded the best Iberian festivals Cistermúsica was one of the winners of the latest edition of the Iberian Festival…
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18 Mar

Alcobaça Symphonic Band closes Cistermúsica Frontiers this Saturday

Concert celebrates the bridges between various countries and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic with a programme based on stylistic diversity The last concert in the Cistermúsica Frontiers 2023 cycle will feature the Banda Sinfónica…
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7 Dec

Fronteiras Series returns to Cistermúsica to break down walls and promote musical dialogues

From 4 November to 9 December, various artistic proposals take to the stage in different venues in Alcobaça The Fronteiras series is back at Cistermúsica, recovering the legacy of various female composers on the one hand, and renewing…
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25 Oct

Closing concert of Cistermúsica brings The Gift to Alcobaça Monastery

The band from Alcobaça will be performing for the first time at the festival, where they will be accompanied by a twenty-piece choir It will be a memorable first night at the Cistermúsica - Alcobaça Music Festival: for the first time…
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25 Jul

Note about the Orchestra XXI Soloists schedule

Please note that the concert by the Orchestra XXI Soloists will take place tomorrow at 6:00 pm, as announced in the festival media, and not at 9:00 pm as initially printed and advertised in the online ticket sales.
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27 Jul

Tango-opera "María de Buenos Aires", by Astor Piazzolla, changed to Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça

Please be informed that the venue for the opera-tango "María de Buenos Aires", by Astor Piazzolla, initially planned for the Monastery of Alcobaça, was changed to Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça - João d'Oliva Monteiro. The show will take…
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27 Jul

Change of venue for concert of the Instrumental Ensemble of Cantabria

Due to the adverse weather forecast the show with the Cantabria Instrumental Ensemble will take place in the Alcobaça Monastery Granary. We remind you that the entrance to this space is through the gate in front of Hotel Santa Maria.
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24 Jul

Cistermúsica anticipates all evening shows to 9.00 pm

We inform that due to the entry of the municipality of Alcobaça in the list of municipalities with high risk of Covid-19, a factor that implies more restrictive measures in the cultural sector, the schedules of  all evening shows were…
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20 Jul

Cistermúsica anticipates the schedule for the opera La Serva Padrona and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa

We inform that due to the entry of the municipality of Alcobaça in the list of municipalities with high risk of Covid-19, a factor that implies more restrictive measures in the cultural sector, the schedules of the opera La Serva…
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16 Jul

Opera Gala moved to Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça

We inform that the venue for the Opera Gala: Tribute to Mariella Devia, initially planned for the Monastery of Alcobaça, was changed to Cine-Theater of Alcobaça - João d'Oliva Monteiro, due to the weather forecast. The show will take…
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1 Jul

Esmé Quartet cancelled

We regret to inform that the recent travel restrictions imposed by Germany to passengers coming from Portugal make impossible the performance of the South Korean quartet, scheduled for 18h00 on the 4th of July in the Monastery of…
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28 Jun

Now it’s our turn to clap!

From July 22nd to August 19th we embarked on the journey “Of Beethoven and Other Worlds”. The route was obscure in these times of uncertainty, but the way was carefully pursued, in order to return the stage to the artists and to bring…
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25 Aug

We are in quarantine, but not out of scene!

We continue to offer good music in our social media, sharing many memories and several proposals that you can follow from the comfort and the safety of your home. Follow us on social media: Facebook e Instagram. Accept our invitation…
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9 Apr

Come sing Queen with the Banda de Alcobaça Choir and the Alcobaça Symphonic Band!

Cistermúsica Festival invites all the music lovers and singing enthusiast to become part of the Great Concert The Queen Symphony that will take place on july 12 at the Alcobaça Monastery, with the Coro da Banda de Alcobaça - Banda…
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13 Feb

Cistermúsica and Gravíssimo! on the finalists' list for the Iberian Festival Awards

Awards gala will take place on March 14th in the Grand Auditorium of the Lisbon International Fair Cistermúsica – Alcobaça Music Festival and Gravíssimo! – Low Brass International Academy and Festival, organized by Banda de Alcobaça/Alcobaça…
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10 Feb

Cistermúsica and Gravíssimo! nominated for the Iberian Festival Awards

Alcobaça Festivals are between the nominees for the awards that distinguish best Festivals in Portugal and Spain Cistermúsica - Alcobaça Music Festival, and Gravíssimo! - Low Brass International Festival and Academy, organized and…
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5 Dec

Cistermúsica elected member of the European Festivals Association

From now on Alcobaça Music Festival integrates the European reference institution on the following of its internationalization path Cistermúsica - Alcobaça Music Festival was elected as a member of the European Festivals Association…
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16 Apr

Cistermúsica and Gravíssimo! Festivals once again distinguished with a seal of European quality

Attribution of EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe - Remarkable Festival awards artistic quality and involvement with local communities Cistermúsica - Alcobaça Music Festival and Gravíssimo! - Alcobaça Low Brass International…
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8 Feb

We already know the name awarded with a general pass for Cistermúsica 2019!

Campaign to get subscribers for the festival's newsletter ended with the offer of a general pass for Cistermúsica 2019 Helena Silva: this is the name of the happy awarded with a general pass for Cistermúsica 2019, a subscriber of…
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7 Jan

Cistermúsica and Gravíssimo! festivals are nominated for the Iberian Festival Awards!

Two of the competing categories can be voted by the public until December 31 Cistermúsica – Alcobaça Music Festival and Gravíssimo! – Low Brass International Academy and Festival, organized by the Alcobaça Band/Alcobaça Music Academy…
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6 Dec