Singer, performer, teacher and researcher. He holds a degree in music production and a post-graduation in cultural management. Also obtained a degree in lyrical singing and a post-graduation in opera. Working closely with composers he premiered several new works and, in the last few years, after more than 15 years intensively performing opera, he has been researching and performing within the field of contemporary performance and vocal improvisation. He has been actively performing and teaching in very different contexts in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland, Turkey, Slovenia, Russia, Lithuania and Brazil.
Teacher and international coordinator at ESMAE, Porto, he coordinates several international projects including HARMOS festival, an international Chamber Music Festival. He is member of NIMAE (ESMAE’s research centre) and chairman of the International Coordinators’ Working Group of Association of European Conservatoires (AEC).
He holds a PhD in Arts – Contemporary performative practices where he developed a deep research about voice, body and improvisation.