Dates / Schedules
Sunday, February 15, 2026 5:00pm
Music
Orchestra
Carnival is ritual, inversion, and celebration… it’s pure festivity. And where there’s festivity, there’s music. That’s why, on Carnival Sunday, the musicians of the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra always dress for the occasion to perform some of the most spirited and recognizable pages of the symphonic repertoire. The tailcoats stay at home — or perhaps not, who knows? Colorful wigs, oversized glasses, feathers, streamers, party blowers, and confetti might also make their way onto the stage.
Bring your masks, your friends, the whole family — and about 750 grams of laughter! Together, we’ll wish maestro Cláudio Ferreira the best of luck in his noble mission: to conduct the most surprising concert of the season.
Pre-concert talk by Rui Campos Leitão.
[Exclusive activity for concert ticket holders].
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Ages
+6
Data sheet
Musical Direction Cláudio Ferreira
Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Overture to the opera The Marriage of Figaro (1786)
Georges Bizet (1838–1875) – 3 pieces from Suite No. 2 from the opera Carmen (1873–1874; 1885, Ernest Giraud version)
I. Habanera
II. Toreador Song
III. Bohemian Dance
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) – Carnaval, Op. 9 (1835; orchestration by Maurice Ravel, 1914)
I. Preamble
II. German Waltz
III. Paganini
IV. March of the Davidsbündler Against the Philistines
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) – Overture to the opera The Barber of Seville (1816)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) – Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 (1843)
Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) – 6 pieces from the ballet El Amor Brujo (1916–1925)
I. Introduction and Scene – In the cave (Night)
II. The Apparition
III. Dance of Terror
IV. The Magic Circle (Fisherman’s Romance)
V. At Midnight (The Spells)
VI. Ritual Fire Dance (To ward off evil spirits)
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) – March El Capitan (1896)
Discounts
DISCOUNTS are only valid for CCB production and/or co-production shows and for tickets with a price above €12, with the exception of CCB cardholders, the discount is applied to values above €8.
50 % people with specific needs and accompanying person
50% for Arts and culture professionals
50% for unemployed
30% for CCB Card’s holders (individual, Senior, Youth and Family)
20% for people over 65 / for under 30s / students / for groups of more than 20 people
30% for Metropolitan Card holders
Tickets at €5 for Artistic Schools
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