This cycle was born out of the collaboration between musicologist Filipa Magalhães and the Tempo Reale centre, founded by Luciano Berio in 1987 in Florence and currently directed by Francesco Giomi. As part of her research into theatre-music, Filipa Magalhães proposed dedicating the first edition of the Music Theatre Festival to Berio, who celebrates the centenary of his birth in 2025.

A central figure in the European musical avant-garde of the 20th century, Berio was a pioneer in the use of experimental techniques. His research began in 1955 at the RAI’s Musical Phonology Studio in Milan, where he explored new relationships between acoustic and electronic sounds, and between sound and words, in collaboration with Bruno Maderna, paving the way for new forms of musical expression.

• Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa: 25th and 27th of September — Free.

• Teatro São Luiz: 28th of September, 7.00 pm — Programme and tickets here.
  • Cláudio da Silva (trumpet), Stefano Malferrari (piano) and Francesco Giomi and Damiano Meacci (electronics).

Click here to view the Festival brochure (programme included).