Enjoy this audiovisual experience, pairing light, music, and architecture in the heart of Clérigos Church, in Porto.
We invite you to feel the beauty of life with us and to reflect upon our place in this world.
Four artists, male and female Fado singers and top musicians, open their hearts and invite you to get intimate with Fado in all its unique and different expressions. Immerse into the experience, with hand-picked personal testimonials in various languages, and see Fado up close and personal.
Experience first, traditional Fado, an intense style from Lisbon, where it all began. Then, enjoy the stylings of the unique Portuguese Guitar while tasting a Tawny Port. Listen and witness the Lisbon and Coimbra playing techniques.
Discover the Coimbra Fado, completely unique to the Portuguese people and sung live by a male singer, a former student at the Coimbra University, as tradition demands. Then, discover Amalia Rodrigues, the queen of Portuguese Fado. Watch how she transformed traditional Fado and brought unprecedented recognition.
Finally understand how Fado survives and thrives through the years, and how it is preserved, as you will see by the end of the show.
Meet a collective of professional Fado artists who share a passion for Traditional Fado (a brench of Fado, considered the purest one). This style, considered the genuine art of Fado, combines all the aesthetics and authenticity of this music genre.
Before the concert you will have the opportunity to talk with the musicians. They will explain you the different styles that are usually played in Fado concerts with musical examples and why the traditional style is the most artistic one.
Before the concert, you'll be offered a Port wine.
At the concert you won't hear mainstream setlists or any other styles like "Marchas de Lisboa" or Folk Music, often called as Fado for tourists or comercial Fado. It's the only concert in Porto fully dedicated to authentic and artistic Fado.
Silence at the concert is required.
Music will be played by a typical trio: a "Fadista" (term for Fado singer), a classical guitar player and a Portuguese guitar player.
In each concert you'll hear two fado singers: a man and a women.
You will hear 12 Fados and 2 instrumentals songs.
“Porto Legends, the Underground Experience” is an immersive virtual show that tells the culture and history of the city Invicta and the northern region.
With artistic direction by Nuno Maya, the show is narrated by the voices of Pedro Abrunhosa, great Portuguese author, and Jeremy Irons, an Academy Award-winning actor for “Best Actor”.
The mysteries that will be presented are an important part of the history of the city of Porto. Through actors, graphic animations, music and the voice of the narrators, the walls of the Furnas da Alfândega come to life and tell the public their story.
It is a unique audiovisual experience at national level because of its total immersiveness. A show that aims to become a landmark in the city, a must-see cultural icon for not only all Portuenses, but also those who visit the city.
O projeto "Fado by Casa da Guitarra" pretende oferecer-lhe a essência deste género musical num serão de encantamento e deslumbramento. Durante o concerto de uma hora, você entrará em contato com elementos culturais portugueses únicos - Fado, instrumentos tradicionais portugueses de cordas e vinho do Porto - todos profundamente relacionados à história portuguesa.
A actuação do fado decorre num ambiente intimista, geralmente com um ou dois cantores, acompanhados por um guitarrista português e por guitarristas (tocando uma viola de fado). Um tradicional vinho do Porto será servido durante o intervalo para completar a noite e será oferecido um postal ilustrado, contendo alguma explicação sobre a essência do Fado.
É aconselhável chegar 10 minutos antes.
Discover Traditional Fado in Porto at Clube Real do Fado. A concert hall that honors the tradition and quality of authentic Fado Houses. With roots in Taberna Real do Fado, it celebrates the authentic spirit of this very Portuguese art. Discover true fado in the heart of Porto.
The Clube Real do Fado is a space for celebrating Portuguese culture, through fado, food and wine. Fado, Intangible Heritage of Humanity, is a centuries-old tradition that captures the true essence of Portuguese culture. At Clube Real do Fado, you can watch authentic shows. The voices and guitars express the deep emotions and rich history of Portugal.
