• Special concert gathers three vocalists from Portugal, Macau and Hong Kong to sing Portuguese classics.
• Musical journey weaves together famous pieces from the 18^th century to the 21^st century.

In celebration of “June, Month of Portugal in the Macao SAR 2026,” the Portuguese Institute of the Orient (IPOR) is hosting a special concert entitled “VOCAL JOURNEY: FOUR CENTURIES OF LYRIC MUSIC IN PORTUGUESE” on June 6^th at 7:30pm at Dom Pedro V Theatre, bringing together three unique singers from Portugal, Hong Kong and Macau.

The event is hosted by IPOR and the Consulate-General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong and supported by the Consulate-General of Brazil in Hong Kong. It is programmed and co-produced by XCESSU Ltd and Hong Kong chamber opera cooperative OperaLab, in collaboration with the Cascais Opera International Lyric Singing Competition.

The vocal journey features Portuguese soprano Sílvia Sequeira – winner of the Cascais Opera International Singing Competition (2024), Hong Kong mezzo-soprano Ashley Chui – recipient of the 2024 BYAA Collectives American Art Elite Award, and Macau baritone Chris Kun Hang Iek, winner of the Open Vocal Category at the 11^th Hong Kong International Music Festival. The singers are accompanied by Hong Kong-based French pianist Arièle Zanini -principal pianist of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong.

The journey weaves together 18^th and early-19^th century Luso-Brazilian composers, including Marcos Portugal, António José da Silva and José Maurício Nunes Garcia. The turn-of-the-century composers Alberto Nepomuceno and Alfredo Keil are represented, while the 20^th and 21^st century songs originate in Brazil and Portugal, from composers including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fernando Lopes-Graça, Alexandre Delgado and Macau’s Fr. Áureo e Castro.