Testimonials

Congratulations on a successful festival this year, in especially difficult conditions, and I hope we can see each other again in 2021!

Gustavo Sacadura Botte
Spectator

I wish you much success as it is well deserved.

Sandra Almeida
Spectator

Cistermúsica helps overcome fear. It presents the city (hungry for culture) with a programme that makes us breathe the beneficial air of music.

Fernando Ribeiro
Moonspell

The Festival has proved that, especially in uncertain times, it is with music that we can approach the divine and aspire to achieve something more than mere matter (...).

Susana Santos
El Corte Inglés Director of Communication

DGPC could not be more pleased with this 28th edition of the Festival, which continues to be of absolute excellence, on the scale of the monument that hosts it. (...) It was a great joy for us to be able to hold the Festival in 2020.

Ana Pagará
Director of the Monastery of Alcobaça / DGPC

I'm glad the organisation decided to carry out the festival, it would have been a huge loss not to have done it this year.

Américo Rodrigues
Director-General for the Arts

Despite the pandemic situation, the maintenance of the Festival is salutary and worthy of praise. I would like to thank the organisation for the way in which they prepared all the logistics of the Festival and maintained a high quality programme.

Hélder Bruno
Composer and Avaluator from DG Arts

May this energy continue to nourish us all!

Bárbara Barradas
Soprano, Stabat Mater by Pergolesi

It couldn't have been a better return to the stage!

Cátia Moreso
Mezzo-soprano, Stabat Mater by Pergolesi

We thank you once again for the invitation and for all the kindness and professionalism you have shown us. There is no doubt about the reasons why this Festival has been running for two decades.

João Andrade Nunes
Ensemble São Tomás de Aquino

Many festivals have been cancelled. The fact that Cistermúsica went ahead is very special.

Marcel Beekman
Bravery Arias for Tenor

The role of Cistermúsica has been fantastic. Music conquers all.

António Carrilho
La Nave Va (Bravery Arias for Tenor)

Alcobaça is the centre of music in Portugal! (...) This great interpretation [5th Symphony] by Beethoven was so alive that it reproduced a kind of revolutionary and visionary music. And Alcobaça is also that.

Nuno Rogeiro
Political Analyst

It was very important that Cistermúsica was not cancelled, long live the festival!

Osvaldo Ferreira
Orquestra Filarmónica Portuguesa