Fantasia portuguesa
Passion and Longing in 18th Century
Portuguese Operas and Songs
U Trojského zámku 1, Prague 7
Programme
Pedro António Avondano (1714–1782)
Quanta gente che sospira (Il mondo della luna)
Trio Sonata in D Major
Carlos Seixas (1704–1742)
Three minuets for harpsichord
Sinfonia in B Major
Francisco António de Almeida (ca 1702–1755)
La Scongiura di Vespina (La Spinalba)
Rapen na quel dolore (Gl’incanti d’Alcina)
In queste lacrime (Il trionfo d’amore)
Sinfonia in F Major
António Teixeira (1707–1774)
Dirás ao meu bem (Guerras de alecrim e manjerona)
Alfredo Duarte
Amor é água que corre (fado)
Jose Palomino (1755–1810)
Os fios qu’amor fabrica (modinha)
António da Silva Leite (1759–1833)
Amor concedeu-me um prémio (modinha)
Anonymous
Os efeitos da ternura (lundum)
Ganinha minha ganinha (lundum)
Fado menor do Porto
Fado sem ti!
and others
Artists
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Ana Vieira Leite
soprano -
Marco Oliveira
voice -
Os Músicos do Tejo
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Marcos Magalhães
harpsichord, artistic director
Nuno Mendes, Denys Stetsenko – Baroque violin
Álvaro Pinto – Baroque viola
Ana Raquel Pinheiro – Baroque cello
Vicente Magalhães – double bass
Pedro Castro – Baroque oboe, recorder
Marta Araújo – harpsichord
Annotation
The concert of the Portuguese ensemble Os Músicos do Tejo in the beautiful hall of Troja Chateau will be a truly extraordinary experience. Marcos Magalhães, the ensemble’s artistic director, has prepared a unique programme for this hall during which the audience will experience the exotic atmosphere of the Portuguese kingdom in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
In arias from Portuguese Baroque operas, which bear strong Italian influences, a rising star of world opera, the soprano Ana Vieira Leite, will perform in Prague for the first time ever. She and the versatile musician Marco Oliveira, one of Lisbon’s most prominent fado performers, will present popular songs – melancholic modinhas that reflect their Brazilian origins as well as emotionally intense fado. The improvisational art of the ensemble’s members will be given space in sensual dances called lundum. The Os Músicos do Tejo ensemble tirelessly discovers treasures in the Portuguese archives and the Prague audience will surely be delighted with them!
Venue
U Trojského zámku 1, Prague 7
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The concert is held with the kind support of the Instituto Camões, I.P., and in collaboration with the Prague City Gallery.
