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How to get there
In a more sustainable way

We believe that art and sustainability should go hand in hand. At Cascais Ópera, we are committed to reducing our environmental impact and we invite everyone to be part of this mission. Whenever possible, opt for greener means of transport, such as public transport, bicycles or carpooling. Every choice contributes to a greener future, and music deserves a sustainable stage.

Address: 

Av. Rei Humberto II de Itália, 2750-642 Cascais

38.690313 N ; -9.422289 W

*Located in the heart of Cascais, just a few minutes walk from the train station and bus station.

From lisbon

By Train (CP - Comboios de Portugal) – Cascais Line

Departure:

Cais do Sodré Station (Lisbon Metro – Green Line). 

Destination:

Cascais Station (last stop). 

From Cascais station to the Cultural Centre:

13 minutes on foot.

By Bus

By Bus

Departure:

Line 723 (Direction Algés) → Line 1725 (Direction Oeiras – Estação Norte) → Line 1604 (Direction Parede Terminal Rodoviário) → Bus number: 11,18, 1621, 1623, 1625, 1626 (Direction Cascais – Terminal)

Destination:

Cascais Bus Terminal. 

From the Cascais Terminal to the Cascais Cultural Centre:

  • Bus M27
  • 17 minutes on foot
  • 5 minutes by bicycle and approximately the same by scooter.

From the North

Flixbus and Rede Expressos offer direct journeys.

Departure:

  • Porto Station (Campanhã) → Cascais (Alcabideche).
  • Porto Station (Polo Universitário) → Cascais (Alcabideche). 

From Cascais Alcabideche Station (bus terminal) to Cascais Bus Terminal:

  • Bus numbers: 11,18, 1620, 1621, 1623, 1625 or 1639

Destination:

  • Cascais Bus Terminal

From the Cascais Terminal to the Cascais Cultural Centre

  • Bus M27
  • 17 minutes on foot
  • 5 minutes by bicycle and approximately the same by scooter.

From Cascais Alcabideche Station (bus terminal) to Cascais Cultural Centre (4,5 km):

  • 19 minutes by bike

From the South

Flixbus offers direct journeys.

Departure:

  • Faro Station (Rodoviária) → Cascais (Alcabideche).
  • Albufeira Station (Av. Liberdade) → Cascais (Alcabideche).
  • Lagos Station -> Cascais (Alcabideche)
  • Portimão Station -> Cascais (Alcabideche)

From Cascais Alcabideche Station (bus terminal) to Cascais Bus Terminal:

  • Bus numbers: 11,18, 1620, 1621, 1623, 1625 or 1639

Destination:

  • Cascais Bus Terminal

From the Cascais Terminal to the Cascais Cultural Centre:

  • Bus M27
  • 17 minutes on foot
  • 5 minutes by bicycle and approximately the same by scooter.

From Cascais Alcabideche Station (bus terminal) to Cascais Cultural Centre (4,5 km):

  • 19 minutes by bike

Mobility in Cascais

The municipal transport network offers 44 bus lines that connect the entire municipality in a comfortable, accessible, and efficient way. These routes allow you to discover Cascais more responsibly, reducing your environmental footprint and contributing to smoother, more balanced mobility.
Travelling by bus is a way to explore the region with time, awareness, and respect for both the community and the environment.

Over the past three decades, primarily in London, Portugal and Amsterdam, Dr Jorge Balça
has developed a strong portfolio of work and a unique combination of skillsets – as a stage
director (of theatre, opera, and hybrid forms), a teacher and workshop leader, a presentation
skills, acting and creativity coach, and practice-based researcher. His work in all these
domains is distinguished by his commitment to and skill in making fantasy and invention
emerge from precise knowledge and training – and by his ability to inspire a similar alchemy
in his collaborators.

Classically trained as an actor and countertenor, he studied theatre directing in London and
Moscow, specialising in Shakespeare, techniques of adaptation, Meyerhold and commedia
dell’arte. Jorge also holds a PhD exploring the dramatic training of opera performers.
With a love for site-specific projects and collaborative forms, and an equal flair for comedy
and drama, his work is dramaturgically inventive, visually striking, and physically engaged.
He was the artistic director of Bloomsbury Opera and associate director of The Opera
Makers, both in London. In Portugal, he has recently directed L’Heure Espagnole and The
Turn of the Screw at Centro Cultural de Belém, and Don Giovanni and La Voix Humaine at
Festival de Ópera de Óbidos.

Jorge is committed to his work as a teacher, having taught at the Dutch National Opera
Academy, Morley College London, Universidade de Évora and other institutions. He
maintains an international coaching private practice and is the acting coach at the Neil
Semer Vocal Institute in Italy.

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Over the past three decades, primarily in London, Portugal and Amsterdam, Dr Jorge Balça
has developed a strong portfolio of work and a unique combination of skillsets – as a stage
director (of theatre, opera, and hybrid forms), a teacher and workshop leader, a presentation
skills, acting and creativity coach, and practice-based researcher. His work in all these
domains is distinguished by his commitment to and skill in making fantasy and invention
emerge from precise knowledge and training – and by his ability to inspire a similar alchemy
in his collaborators.

Classically trained as an actor and countertenor, he studied theatre directing in London and
Moscow, specialising in Shakespeare, techniques of adaptation, Meyerhold and commedia
dell’arte. Jorge also holds a PhD exploring the dramatic training of opera performers.
With a love for site-specific projects and collaborative forms, and an equal flair for comedy
and drama, his work is dramaturgically inventive, visually striking, and physically engaged.
He was the artistic director of Bloomsbury Opera and associate director of The Opera
Makers, both in London. In Portugal, he has recently directed L’Heure Espagnole and The
Turn of the Screw at Centro Cultural de Belém, and Don Giovanni and La Voix Humaine at
Festival de Ópera de Óbidos.

Jorge is committed to his work as a teacher, having taught at the Dutch National Opera
Academy, Morley College London, Universidade de Évora and other institutions. He
maintains an international coaching private practice and is the acting coach at the Neil
Semer Vocal Institute in Italy.

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