One of the oldest and well known classical music festivals in Portugal. Cistermúsica presents novelties each year, which extrapolate the boundaries of tradition without breaking them.
About
Every year Cistermúsica turns Alcobaça (Portugal) into a place of pilgrimage for music lovers, bringing the best national and international musicians to the majestic scenery of the Alcobaça Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Festival presents more than 50 performances and a diversified programme that embraces opera, dance, visual arts and cultural happenings, allowing discoveries beyond the boundaries of classical music.
Essentials
General Manager
Rui Morais
Artistic Director
André Cunha Leal
Contact
E: prod@cistermusica.com
T: +351 262 597 611
Rua Frei António Brandão, 50-52,
2460-047 Alcobaça
https://www.cistermusica.com/en
Social media
Videos
Ana Pagará · Diretora do Mosteiro de Alcobaça"Um Festival de absoluta excelência, à escala do monumento que o acolhe", caracterizou Ana Pagará, por ocasião do concerto de abertura desta edi...
Américo Rodrigues · Diretor-Geral das ArtesO Diretor-Geral das Artes esteve presente no concerto de abertura e destacou "a longa trajetória de qualidade a que o Festival nos habituou". Amé...
Filipa Palhares · MaestrinaFilipa Palhares, maestrina, a relatar-nos enquanto espetadora a sua experiência no Cistermúsica e no rescaldo do Concerto de encerramento do...
News
Book: Festival em Tempo de Pandemia (Festival in Pandemic Times)14 June 2022The book "Festival em Tempo de Pandemia" (Festival in Pandemic Times) is a work of art and of history. It combines the best images by photographer Sara Leonardo with texts by João Neves. Both have...
Cistermusica on the road17 August 2020Despite all the uncertainties and the impact of the coronavirus in cultural life, Cistermúsica 2020 went ahead! Maintaining as principal stage the unique monumental environment of the Alcobaça...
