25 years since the creation of MCTES and the 200th anniversary of the Thalia Theater

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCTES). The official celebrations will take place on June 17 at the Thalia Theatre, a 200-year-old monument whose date will also be marked at the event.

The celebrations begin at 3pm with the session "Iberian research and innovation initiatives", which will consist of the presentation of the program to strengthen cooperation between the La Caixa Foundation (FLC) and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), with MCTES.

At 5pm, the conference "Music, Science and Art: about Vincenzo Galilei - for the 500th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's father" will be given by Professor Manuel Pedro Ferreira, from the New University of Lisbon.

The program will end with an Opera Gala, curated by Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro, which includes two great names in world opera, Russian soprano Anna Samuil and Mexican baritone Alfredo Daza. Both soloists from the Berlin State Opera, the famous Staatsoper Unter den Linden, which has been conducted by Daniel Barenboim since 1992. At this gala they will be accompanied by pianist Mathias Samuil and will perform famous arias by some of the greatest composers of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, such as Mozart, Donizetti, Gounod, Dvorák and Verdi.

The celebrations will be attended by the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the Minister for Culture, Graça Fonseca.

In the context of the health and public health guidelines in force, the capacity of the Thalia Theatre is limited to around 80 people, so participation in the event is restricted to prior registration to the following email: mjose@mctes.gov.pt

The initiative will be broadcast online via Zoom(link) and Videocast(link). Program available here.