Camila Mandillo - ECHO Rising Star

Concert Croissant #1

“… And now for something slightly different.” This Monty Python phrase is emblazoned across ECHO Rising Star Camila Mandillo’s programme. The Portuguese soprano takes to the stage with a smile. Over four centuries of music, composers have turned to humour, irony and wit. Not to distract from seriousness, but as a way of confronting life’s complexities. From sly parody to theatrical exaggeration, from playful mischief to biting absurdity: laughter has always had a place on the concert stage. Surprises, transformations and contrasts guide the listener through a kaleidoscope of styles, from Monteverdi and Rossini to Berio, Satie, Ligeti and more. Camila Mandillo will also give the world premiere of a new work written especially for her by the composer Bushra El-Turk, based on poems by the Palestinian poet Asmaa Azaizeh, who will be speaking at Bozar on 4 November.

Camila Mandillo has been named a ‘Rising Star’ for the 2026–2027 season by the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Casa da Música in Porto and Bozar as part of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) network. As well as her performance at Bozar, she will be giving an intimate, acoustic concert for the residents of the Klein Kasteeltje, the reception centre for asylum seekers. After the private concert, there will be time for the artist and the residents to meet, talk and share experiences. In collaboration with Fedasil and Orfeo. With the support of the Van Well van der Snoek Foundation. 

​​​​​​​This concert is suitable for children aged 10 and above. To ensure the best possible experience for the audience and performers, we kindly ask you to remain quiet throughout the concert.