Crescendi Artists is delighted to welcome Portuguese tenor Carlos Cardoso to our roster for general management.
Carlos Cardoso is celebrated for his versatile lyric repertoire. Prize-winner of prestigious competitions—including Luísa Todi, Magda Olivero, and Rubini—he has appeared on major European stages such as La Scala, Teatro São Carlos, and the Dutch National Opera. Known for roles like Don José (Carmen), Rodolfo (La bohème), and Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), he is also active in concerts with top orchestras and conductors.
In the 2023/24 season, Carlos Cardoso made his debut at the National Theatre Prague as Don José in Carmen. He returned to Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon for Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, and covered the role of Enzo in La Gioconda at the Salzburg Easter Festival with Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. He also made his debut at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana in Carmen, his debut at Theater Dortmund as Rodolfo in La bohème, his debuts as Pollione in Norma and Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra at Aalto-Musiktheater Essen, and his debut at the Opera Open Festival in Plovdiv in Carmen.
In the 2024/25 season, he made house debuts at Oper Leipzig and Landestheater Linz as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, returned to the National Theatre Prague in Carmen, and made his debut at Staatstheater Nürnberg in both Madama Butterfly and Carmen. He also sang Radamès in Aida for the first time at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Tirana as well as at Teatro São Carlos in Lisbon, and took part in Carmen at Opera Plovdiv (a house debut) and at the Opera Open Festival in Plovdiv (a return engagement). Further engagements included Stiffelio at the Klangvokal Musikfestival Dortmund, Carmen at the Pristina Festival, and Ismaele in Nabucco at Aalto-Musiktheater Essen.
In the 2025/26 season, Carlos Cardoso makes his role debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen (September 2025–January 2026), his debut as Calaf in Turandot at Landestheater Linz (January 2025), and returns to Prague as Don José in Carmen. He also returns to Oper Leipzig in Madama Butterfly and makes his debut in Verdi’s Requiem under Oksana Lyniv at the Berlin Philharmonie in March 2026.
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