The Luisa Todí National Singing Competition is a singing contest conceived and founded by José Carlos Xavier,[1] an operatic tenor and singing teacher at the Lisbon National Conservatory of Music.
The contest first took place in 1990,[2] in the city of Setúbal, aiming to honor the Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer Luísa Todi.
The biennial competitions aim is the promotion of national and young singers,[3] the jury is made up some of the most prestigious figures of the Portuguese and international music scenes.