Based on her artistic experience as a performer in “Adilson,” Soraia Morais proposes a reflection on the theme of Dino D’Santiago’s first opera through the exploration of the voice as a space of resistance.
This masterclass, led by singer Soraia Morais, draws on her artistic experience in the opera Adilson. Through practical work on voice, body, and stage presence, the artist invites reflection on the fragilities of the migration system in Portugal and the mechanisms of invisibility and exclusion. The meeting explores the voice as a space for listening, resistance, and affirmation of existence. Aimed at secondary and higher education students, the masterclass promotes a space for experimentation and sharing.
Soraia Morais was born in Leiria on May 12, 1993. She began her musical career as a performer, collaborating on the creation of choruses for a local MC’s album, followed by joining a folk band and a local band dedicated to African music, experiences that marked the diversity of her sound universe from an early age. In 2014, she released her first original song, Se for amor, produced by an Angolan producer. This song was followed by two more collaborations with the same producer, before she independently released two originals, progressively affirming her artistic identity. In 2016, he joined the Sons Lusófonos project, in an intimate voice and guitar format, performing mainly in bars and small venues. A few years later, she continued this acoustic approach with the On Groove project, also focused on the direct relationship between voice and guitar. In 2022, she participated in The Voice Portugal competition, reaching the Top 8, an experience that increased her visibility and led her to perform on various stages throughout the country. An artist with multiple references, Soraia Morais currently explores a fusion of styles that crosses her African and Portuguese origins with influences from other genres that have marked her career, such as hip hop, affirming her own versatile and constantly evolving musical language.
