Credits:

Vasco Mendonca

Description:

A grand, experimental opera in the realm of contemporary music, centered on the concept of Third Places, where voice and politics intersectComposer Vasco Mendoncas third work, *Third Places*, is an album compiling a collection of significant works featuring leading artists from the international contemporary music scene; it is conceived not merely as a compilation of recordings, but as a space for artistic and political reflection. Featuring countertenor Iestyn Davies, mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj, the Casada Musica Symphony Orchestra of Porto, the Het Muziek Ensemble, and conductors such as Brad Lubman and Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, the album creates a multi-layered musical world.At the core of this work lies the concept of the third place (a space distinct from both home and workplace) proposed by Ray Oldenburg; while symbolically incorporating actual creative spaces such as Cas