Born on 1994, José de Eça is a Portuguese tenor poised for an international career. He trained under the guidance of his father, the distinguished Portuguese operatic baritone and lieder singer José de Oliveira Lopes, before attending the Conservatório Superior de Música de Gaia.
José de Eça began his professional career very early with performances in Ahmal and the Night Visitors, The Sound of Music, Eloise, Brundibár, Die Zauberflöte, and Le nozze di Figaro. His repertoire includes roles such asAlfredo (La traviata), Duke (Rigoletto), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Don José (Carmen), Edgardo (Lucia di Lamermoor), Werther, Dick Johnson (La fanciulla del West), Canio (Pagliacci), Cavaradossi (Tosca), and more.
The 2023/24 saw him engaged as Pinkerton at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, as well as Don José and Tamino. During this season, he also performed the role of the Duke in Rigoletto in a semi-staged production. In 2024, De Eça made his debut as Cavaradossi with Opera Holland Park in London, where his performance earned critical acclaim. The Times Described him as “the impressive De Eça”, while Operawire called him “a tenor for the future”. Following his London debut, he performed Cavaradossi once again in Portugal to great acclaim. Additionally, he will perform in an opera galla in Dublin and give concerts in Rome, Dublin, Wexford, and Belfast. He made his solo Oratorio debut with Círculo Portuense de Ópera (CPO), singing Haydn’s Missa In Angustist and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle.
José de Eça has performed in recitals throughout Portugal and internationally in Brasil (Teatro Camões – Brasília), Chile (Teatro de Las Condes), France, Italy, Spain, Africa (Claude Debussy Festival, Ethiopia; HIFA, Zimbabwe; Durban, Pretoria), China (Meng Minwei Concert Hall, Beijing; Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou), Egypt (Cairo Opera House), Mozambique (Classical Music Season), Ireland (National Opera House, National Concert Hall).
He has given masterclasses in China (Xinghai Conservatory), Chile (University Mayor), and Mozambique (Xiquitsi). His success had led to the recording of his first CD for KNS Classical, named Dichterliebe, which includes Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Liszt’s The Sonetto do Petrarca, releasend in 2021.
José de Eça has collaborated with several notable musicians, including Álvaro Teixeira Lopes, Amanda Echalaz, Vivian Coates, Anne Sophie Duprels, Matthew Kofi Waldren, Stephen Barlow, among others.
In the 2025 season, José de Eça will made his highly anticipated debut as Edgardo in London with Opera Holland Park. Additionally, he will reprise the role of Rodolfo in La Bohème during the same season.
