More worth your time at the same venue, plus a few nearby picks.
CLASSICAL
Por todos nós
Opera at Teatro Aberto celebrating 50 years of the theatre and 25 de Abril. Based on Os Memoráveis by Lídia Jorge, the work revisits Portuguese cultural memory.
THEATRE
Veneno - história de um casamento
A man and woman reunite after ten years apart. Once married, they suffered a devastating loss and separated, harbouring unresolved pain. Teatro Aberto stages their reckoning with the past.
ART
Ponto de Partida
DESCOLA at Teatro Aberto strengthens its commitment to schools in 2025-2026, fostering dialogue between art and education. The program develops creative and critical competencies in young audiences.
MUSIC
Djodje
Cape Verdean and lusophone music luminary Djodje returns to Coliseu dos Recreios after nine years with a concert celebrating his influential career and musical legacy.
JAZZ
Concert - Hot Clube de Portugal
Europe's oldest active jazz club, opened 1948, now in a restored attic near Praça da Alegria. Daily programming with resident trios, Tuesday jam sessions, and international tours. Jazz school on upper floor.
JAZZ
Kizomba Night - B.Leza
Waterfront warehouse hosting African and Portuguese-language music: kizomba, semba, morna, funaná. Live orchestras Thursday and Friday, DJ sets and dance classes Saturday. Hub of Cape Verdean diaspora.
ELECTRONIC
Noite no Lux - Lux Frágil
Nightclub in a restored warehouse by the port, co-founded by Manuel Reis and John Malkovich. Three floors with international electronic programming, rooftop overlooking the Tagus. DJ sets, live music, and dinners until dawn.
MUSIC
5.ª de Mahler
Gustav Mahler compôs a Sinfonia n.º 5 num período agitado da sua vida. No início de 1901 foi vítima de um sério problema de saúde, que lhe permitiria no entanto estudar a fundo a obr...