Leonor Almeida
Improvisation Teacher (Theatre)
leonoralmeida@cmsilvamonteiro.com
Born in Porto, in 2011 she began her studies in music at the Curso de Música Silva Monteiro where she completed the 5th grade piano/basic music course and where she performed in operas such as “A Flauta Mágica” by Mozart presented at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli.
In 2019, she completed the secondary music course in lyrical singing at the Conservatório de Música do Porto where she took part in Professor Emanuel Henriques' class. Still at the same school she participated in several projects such as the opera “O Limpa- Chaminé” by Benjamim Britten and in the chorus of the opera “Ninguém e Todo-o-Mundo” by Daniel Moreira, directed by António Durães, a production by MPMP (Movimento Patrimonial pela Música) that premiered at the Helena Sá e Costa Theater and later at the Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon.
That same year, she made her debut as Cinderella in the musical “Cinderela - A ceia de Natal no Palácio” by Companhia Plateia D’emoções.
She attended several acting workshops, with an emphasis on theater workshops at Monte Estoril with actresses Rita Salema and Maria Henrique and dubbing with Teresa Arcanjo.
In 2023, she completes her degree in theater – variant in ESMAE, where she worked with several directors such as António Durães, Nuno M Cardoso and Paulo Calatré.
Currently, she teaches the basic theater course at the Curso de Música Silva Monteiro.