The Portuguese soprano, Rita Morais, began her musical studies at the Conservatori de Música Calouste Gulbenkian in Braga in viola and singing. Afterwards, she studied singing at the Escola Superior de Música i Arts do Espetaculo (ESMAE) in Porto (2012-2016). She received a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation of Lisbon (2016-2018), from the Society of Artists, Performers and Executants of Spain (2020) and from the Victòria dels Àngels Foundation (2020), and completed her academic training at the Master of Lied "Victoria dels Àngels" of the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (since October 2019).
Rita Morais regularly performs concerts and recitals in Portugal and Spain, collaborating with entities such as Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal), Estudis Victor Córdon/Companhia Nacional de Ballat, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisboa, Rita Morais), Ensemble Eco, Ambaixada de Portugal a Espanya, Cor Nacional d'Espanya (Madrid, ES), Fundació Victòria dels Àngels and Bach Collegium Barcelona. In the 2021-2022 season she debuted as a LIFE New Artist at the LIFE Victoria festival and receives the Premi Solista Salvat Beca Bach 2022 from the Salvat Foundation. |