Biography

José de Eça, born on 17 May 1994, is a Portuguese tenor on the way to 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 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 as Alfredo (LaTraviata), Duke (Rigoletto), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Don José (Carmen), Rodolfo (La Bohème), Roméo (Roméo etJuliette), Cavaradossi (Tosca), Nick (La Fanciulla del West - Wexford Opera Festival), and Cappello (Il Bravo - Wexford Opera Festival). The 2022/2023 season saw him engaged as Pinkerton at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, as well as  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 at Opera Holland Park in London, where his performance received critical acclaim. The Times described him as ‘the impressive De Eça’, while Operawire called him ‘a tenor for the future’. After his London debut, he performed Cavaradossi again in Portugal to great acclaim. He will also perform at an opera gala in Dublin and give concerts in Rome, Dublin, Wexford and Belfast. He made his oratorio debut with the Círculo Portuense de Ópera (CPO), performing Haydn's Missa in Angustis and Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle. José de Eça has performed in recitals throughout Portugal and internationally in Brazil (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 - Canton), Egypt (Cairo Opera House), Mozambique (Classical Music Season), Ireland (National Opera House, National Concert Hall). He has given masterclasses in China (Xinghai Conservatory), Chile (Universidad Mayor) and Mozambique (Xiquitsi). His success has led to the recording of his first CD for KNS Classical,entitled Dichterliebe, which includes Schumann's Dichterliebe and Liszt's Tre Sonetti diPetrarca, released in 2021. José de Eça has collaborated with several outstanding musicians, including Paule Grimaldi, Álvaro Teixeira Lopes, Luís Costa, Ángel González, Armando Vidal, Jonathan Brandani, Anne Sophie Duprels, Matthew Kofi Waldren, Stephen Barlow, among others. In the 2025 season, José de Eça will make his long-awaited debut as Edgardo in Lucia diLammermoor in London with Opera Holland Park. He will also reprise his role as Rodolfo in LaBohème and make his debut as Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana.