Concerto das Letras Galegas en Vigo

This is a cultural tribute, but not the quiet museum kind. Vigo is turning the 2026 Concerto das Letras Galegas into a live, public celebration of Begoña Caamaño — writer, journalist, feminist voice, and this year’s figure for the Día das Letras Galegas. The news is concrete: the Consello da Cultura Galega and the city have now presented the concert, confirmed for Saturday, May 16, at 20:30 in the Auditorio Mar de Vigo, with free entry and a live broadcast. (consellodacultura.gal) ### Why is Vigo hosting it? Because this is not just where the concert fits — it is where the story starts. Caamaño was born in Vigo, was shaped there, and took her first professional steps there, so the city is being used as more than a venue. It becomes part of the tribute itself. That matters because the(consellodacultura.gal)ith the place and language that formed it. (consellodacultura.gal) ### Who was Begoña Caamaño? She was a Galician writer and journalist who published only two novels, but they left a real mark: *Circe ou o pracer do azul* in 2009 and *Morgana en Esmelle* in 2012. Both reworked big inherited myths through women’s perspectives — basically taking characters who were usually s(consellodacultura.gal)e, freedom, death, justice, politics, and feminism. She died in 2014, which is part of why this 2026 homage carries extra weight. (academia.gal) ### What will the concert actually be? Not a standard recital. Uxía Senlle is leading a 75-minute musical program built around 14 pieces inspired by Caamaño’s writing, journalism, radio work, and personal universe. The imagery is very specific — Circe, Morgana, Penélope, the se(academia.gal)iterary world into sound, not just mention her between songs. (consellodacultura.gal) ### Why is Uxía such a big part of it? Because this is not a random booking. Uxía was presented as both the musical lead and a friend of Caamaño, which changes the tone of the event. The set is framed as a celebration of her life and of “indomitable women,” with a mix of traditional Galician roots and Atlan(consellodacultura.gal)terary, but never narrow. (xornal.vigo.org) ### Is this just for people in the hall? No — and that is one reason the event feels bigger than a one-night concert. Entry is free until the auditorium fills, and the hall has 1,425 seats. But the organizers also(xornal.vigo.org) around May 17, not as a niche local event. (consellodacultura.gal) ### Why does the 2026 tribute matter? Turns out Caamaño’s case is unusual. She wrote a relatively small body of fiction, but the Real Academia Galega is framing that work as major contemporary Galician literature — ambitious, seductive, and still highly relevant. Her sister, Beatriz Caamaño, has also stress(consellodacultura.gal)ce. So this concert is doing two jobs at once: honoring a person and trying to widen access to an oeuvre that many readers still have not fully reached. (academia.gal) ### What’s the bottom line? Basically, Vigo is opening the public homage to Begoña Caamaño with a concert designed to feel alive rather than ceremonial. Free tickets, a big hall, television, streaming, and a set built around her symbols and politics — all of that says the same thing. This is not just remembrance. It is an attempt to put Caamaño’s voice back into circulation. (consellodacultura.gal)