Accessibility
Opera accessible to all
Opera should be experienced and felt by everyone and Cascais Ópera has been working continuously to ensure that the event becomes increasingly accessible.
Cascais Opera’s rehearsals, live auditions, masterclasses and Semi-Finalists Concert take place in cultural and museum venues of reference in the Cascais Museum District – such as the Cascais Cultural Center, the Paula Rego House of Stories, the Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum, the Cascais Citadel Palace and the Cascais Conservatory of Music.
The Final will be held in Lisbon, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
All these venues have accessibility policies already in place, which are fully integrated into the organization of the event.
Sopradores de Imagens
A project that allows blind and low-vision audiences independent access to the Cascais Ópera Final at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Through the human and personalized mediation of a volunteer – students or professionals in the field of culture or interested parties – who describes the visual elements on stage to the ear of the blind or low-vision spectator.
How to proceed?
- Call Ticketline to buy your ticket and a Blower volunteer will automatically be assigned a seat.
- Contact the Sopradores De Imagens indicating the Final Cascais Ópera show and make sure everything is ready for the best experience: 911 531 627
What are Sopradores de Imagens?
Based on “Les Souffleurs d’Images”, this is a project run by the French association Souffleurs de Sens since 2009, in partnership with Locus Acesso. We started this project in September 2024, but how? By creating a community of Image Blowers who will be trained to understand the specific needs of spectators who are blind or have low vision, through practical mobility and description exercises.
