About the event
The Mirpuri Foundation’s 2022 Dance, Music and Theatre Awards was created with the aim of recognizing cultural activities of excellence and stimulating the quality of international artistic production.
The ceremony will take place in the Main Hall of the São Carlos Opera
House on July 8 and will feature the participation of the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra. The
Gala will feature performances by world-renowned artists, as Soprano Aida Garifullina and
Tenor Juan Diego Flórez.
The Mirpuri Foundation is deeply committed to supporting the arts by implementing
initiatives that contribute to the preservation and strengthening of cultural heritage.
EVENT PROGRAM — Part I
LA GIOCONDA
The Dance of the Hours
Artists
Ponchielli
Portuguese Symphony Orchestra

ESMERALDA
Acteon variation
Artists
Bayerisches Staatsballett
António Casalinho
Choreography
Agrippina Vaganova
Music
Cesare Pugni

GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE
Pas de Deux
Artists
Staatsballett Berlin
Iana Salenko | Marian Walter
Choreography
Victor Gsovsky
Music
Daniel Auber

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Pas de Deux
Artists
The Royal Ballet
Natalia Osipova | Reece Clarke
Choreography
Marius Petipa
Music
Tchaikovsky

L’ELISIR D’AMORE
Una furtiva lacrima
Artists
Nemorino’s aria
Gaetano Donizetti
Juan Diego Flórez Tenor

NORMA
Casta Diva
Artists
Norma’s aria
Vincenzo Bellini
Aida Garifullina Soprano

NABUCCO
Va’pensiero
Artists
Hebrew Slave Chorus
Giuseppe Verdi
São Carlos National Theatre Chorus

EVENT PROGRAM — Part II
LA TRAVIATA
E’ strano … Sempre Libera
Artists
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida Garifullina Soprano

ERNESTO DE CURTIS
Torna a Surriento
Artists
Juan Diego Flórez Tenor

RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Mattinata
Artists
Aida Garifullina Soprano

TURANDOT
Nessun Dorma
Artists
Calaf’s aria
Giacomo Puccini
Juan Diego Flórez Tenor

THE MIRPURI FOUNDATION
AWARDS CEREMONY

LA TRAVIATA
Brindisi (Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici)
Artists
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida Garifullina Soprano
Juan Diego Flórez Tenor
São Carlos National Theatre Chorus

PORTUGUESE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Antonio Pirolli Conductor

Hosts

Catarina Furtado
Catarina Furtado is a TV host, actress, writer and documentary filmmaker from
Portugal.
She is a tireless advocate for the rights of women and girls and has been a UNFPA
Goodwill Ambassador since 2000. She holds the Commendation of the Order of Merit in
Portugal, and was invited to become an MDG Champion by the UN Secretary-General in
2010.
In 2012, she founded the NGO “Corações Com Coroa,” which she still presides over
today.
As a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, she regularly visits developing countries, meeting
with local leaders, organizations, and the press and hearing the stories of local
people. She talks at international conferences and media events, and is co-author of
six series of the TV documentary “Principes do Nada”, where she tells real stories
of people living in challenging situations around the world.
Catarina Furtado is the face of many Portuguese and international Campaigns about
gender equality, human rights and development, and has written three books on
related topics.

Diogo Infante
Diogo Infante is one of Portugal’s best-loved television personalities and
celebrities. He graduated from Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. He has been
developing his work as an actor in theatre, cinema, and television. He staged
several shows and has recently made his directorial debut.
He was the Artistic Director of Teatro Municipal Maria Matos and then Teatro
Nacional D. Maria II. In December 2017, he became the Artistic Director of Teatro da
Trindade INATEL.
In 2012, at the invitation of Festival das Artes, he read, in the gardens of Quinta
das Lágrimas in Coimbra, the epic poem of Álvaro de Campos “Ode Marítima”, which
would eventually culminate in a show, directed by Natália Luiza and accompanied by
guitar by João Gil. With “Ode Marítima”, he was on an international tour, passing
through Seul, Tokio, Washington D.C, New York, Johanesburgo and Madrid.
He directed and co-starred in “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward Albee, in
2017, and in “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, in 2018, both at the stage of Teatro
da Trindade. A highlight should also be given to his latest works as a protagonist
in “Richard III” by William Shakespeare and “Love is so simple” by Noël Coward, the
latter on stage until the 26th of June at Sala Carmen Dolores.
The venue
São Carlos Opera House
R. Serpa Pinto 9
Lisbon, Portugal
Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of Lisbon Underground stations. The nearest is Baixa-Chiado. Bus are 58 and 790 and runs directly past the São Carlos Opera House along Serpa Pinto Street.
Car parking
Paid car parking spaces available at Luís de Camões Square and Baixa-Chiado.
about São Carlos Opera House

São Carlos Opera House was built between 1792 and 1793 in the neoclassic style and with
rococo elements.
It is the oldest and most iconic Opera House in Portugal. It was
inaugurated by the Prince Regent D. João.
The watercolor featured on the cover of this
invitation was inspired by what is believed to be the original color tone of the façade, and
different from what you can observe today. The facade was restored to its full former glory
in under the patronage of the Mirpuri Foundation.
If you have any question or if you want to know more informations, please contact events@mirpurifoundation.org


