The Portuguese mezzo-soprano Teresa Sales Rebordão joined the ensemble of the Staatstheater Darmstadt from the 2026/27 season. This season she will perform, among others, Lola (Cavalleria rusticana), Bersi (Andrea Chénier), Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), Third Lady (The Magic Flute) and Page (Salome).

Previously, Teresa was a member of the Young Artist Programme at the Vienna State Opera, where she made her debut in 2024 as Rosette (Manon). Her other roles in Vienna include Laura  (Iolanta), Soeur Mathilde (Dialogues des Carmélites), Laura (Luisa Miller), Mercédès (Carmen), Second Lady (The Magic Flute), and Junger Doktor (Palestrina), conducted by Christian Thielemann. During the Vienna State Opera’s tour of Japan, she also made her Asian debut as Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro).

Her repertoire ranges from Mozart to Italian and French opera, and also includes Baroque and contemporary works. Among the roles she has sung are Annio (La clemenza di Tito), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), La Messaggiera (L’Orfeo), L’Enfant (L’enfant et les sortilèges), and the Stewardess (Flight). 

Teresa Sales Rebordão has received awards at several international competitions, including Cascais Ópera 2024, where she received a contract prize from the International Music Festival Marvão, as well as the Song Award at the Vocallis Festival in the Netherlands. She received her training at the Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, where she completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with distinction under Claudia Kunz-Eisenlohr. She has also participated in masterclasses with, among others, Brigitte Fassbaender, Sir Thomas Allen, Helmut Deutsch, Edith Wiens, and Tobias Truniger. Teresa is currently coached by Romana Noack.

Teresa is very grateful for the support she received from the Dr. Arthur Pfungst Foundation during her studies.