Lisbon appoints Dutch artistic director

Lisbon appoints Dutch artistic director

Opera

norman lebrecht

May 16, 2023

The veteran Dutchman Ivan van Kalmthout has been chosen from a field of five as the new artistic director of Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon.

He has previously worked at Antwerp Opera, Hamburg Berlin and Barcelona.

Portugal’s national opera has gone off-radar in recent years.

Comments

  • AYNpmn says:

    Great news! Congratulations Ivan van Kalmthout and Teatro Nacional de São Carlos!

  • Antonio Barroco says:

    Finally, great news for portuguese opera house.

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