João Ricardo is a doctorate student in Music and Musicology (Composition) at Universidade de Évora. His most recent operas were premiered by RÉPTIL, MUSICAMERA, QUARTETO CONTRATEMPUS, OPERAFEST and INESTÉTICA COMPANHIA TEATRAL. He was the 2022 Composer-in-Residence at ORQUESTRA DE CÂMARA DE CASCAIS E OEIRAS and works regularly with AREPO – Associação de Ópera e Artes Contemporâneas, in score engraving and technical assistance. He is affiliated with CESEM/UÉvora with PASEV, and CESEM/NOVA FCSH, investigating Opera and Contemporary Music.
JOÃO RICARDO is a doctorate student in music composition at Universidade de Évora, studying with Pedro Amaral.
He was a private student of the composer Luís Soldado, and attended workshops and masterclasses with Jaime Reis, Vincent Debut, Michelle Agnes Magalhães, Ake Parmerud, Sérgio Azevedo, Luis Naón, Christopher Bochmann, among others.
His operas have been premiered by RÉPTIL (O que se esconde no silêncio, 2024), MUSICAMERA (Vivos até á morte, 2024), QUARTETO CONTRATEMPUS (Torre da Memória, 2023; O que vai para o mar, 2022), OPERAFEST LISBOA (Minotauro, 2022; Eco/Arquipélago, 2020) and INESTÉTICA COMPANHIA TEATRAL (a dor de todas as ruas vazias, 2019).
The aria Quando enganei os deuses won the Carlos de Ponte Leça prize at Maratona Ópera XXI in 2021. He was selected as Composer in Residence at ORQUESTRA DE CÂMARA DE CASCAIS E OEIRAS for the year 2022, and in november of the same year his piece Mãe desconhecida for oboe and piano won the Concurso Internacional de Música Terras de Santiago in the composition category.
His most recent academic texts are included in publications such as “New Approaches to Sound, Music, and Media” (Bloomsbury Publishing), “Sonoridades Eborense” (CHAM, CESEM), “INSAM: Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology”, among others.
He’s affiliated with Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM FCSH/UNL) since 2019, within Grupo de Investigação em Música Contemporânea and Linha de Estudos de Ópera, and with the project “PASEV: Patrimonialization of Évora’s Soundscape” (CESEM UÉvora) since 2020. He also works regularly with “AREPO – Associação de Ópera e Artes Contemporâneas”, in score engraving and technical assistance.
