The first of two programmes exploring the music of 18th-century Portugal. This programme delves into the music heard in the royal court and opera houses of 18th-century Lisbon.
Marcos Magalhães, director of the ensemble Os Músicos do Tejo takes us on a tour of the city, from the theatre of São Carlos, to the district of Bairro Alto, where soprano super-star Luísa Todi lived and sang; to the modern-day Praça do Comércio, near which the old royal palace was located, before its destruction in the earthquake of 1755.
The 18th century saw the Portuguese court consciously try to rediscover the grandness of their 15th- and 16th-century predecessors during the so-called ‘Age of Discoveries’, when the Portuguese first established their overseas empire. With it came a musical heritage that was both inspired by those of Italy and France, but also sought to bring Portuguese talent to the fore.
Presented by Hannah French.
No mention on the website of the names of Portuguese composers, but I look forward to some perhaps lesser-known music. I'm not quite sure what Hannah French's role will be...just to introduce the programme?
Marcos Magalhães, director of the ensemble Os Músicos do Tejo takes us on a tour of the city, from the theatre of São Carlos, to the district of Bairro Alto, where soprano super-star Luísa Todi lived and sang; to the modern-day Praça do Comércio, near which the old royal palace was located, before its destruction in the earthquake of 1755.
The 18th century saw the Portuguese court consciously try to rediscover the grandness of their 15th- and 16th-century predecessors during the so-called ‘Age of Discoveries’, when the Portuguese first established their overseas empire. With it came a musical heritage that was both inspired by those of Italy and France, but also sought to bring Portuguese talent to the fore.
Presented by Hannah French.
No mention on the website of the names of Portuguese composers, but I look forward to some perhaps lesser-known music. I'm not quite sure what Hannah French's role will be...just to introduce the programme?
, anyone who has seen Love Actually will remember the scene in which the Colin Firth character goes to Portugal to propose to his ex-housekeeper, in broken Portuguese, which the subtitles reproduce in broken English.)
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