Future Opera | António Wagner Diniz, Mariana Lourenço Chaves & Pedro Vieira de Almeida | TEDxMarvila

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He opens the talk mid-performance — a live aria from The Magic Flute, the same one he teaches in classrooms across Portugal. António Wagner Diniz spent decades as an opera singer and ran Lisbon's National Conservatory; now he spends his time bringing music into schools in the country's poorest neighborhoods. The moment worth waiting for: a story about a five-year-old who watched two singers perform an argument in song and immediately recognized it as her own parents fighting at home. It's a small moment that says everything about why he believes opera isn't just entertainment — it's a way for children to finally see feelings they don't yet have words for. Watch it, and see why he thinks the future needs more of this, not less. António Wagner Diniz holds degrees in Economics and Music and has built a distinguished career as an opera singer, musical performer, and cultural animator since 1975. His most notable social and musical projects include Orquestra Geração – El Sistema Portugal an

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