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Marcos Portugal, the Glossary

Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal (24 March 1762 – 17 February 1830), known as Marcos Portugal, or Marco Portogallo, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas.^[1]

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18th-century Portuguese musicians
19th-century Brazilian composers
19th-century Brazilian male musicians
Portuguese Classical-period composers
Portuguese classical composers
Portuguese male classical composers

Adrastus

In Greek mythology, Adrastus or Adrestus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδραστος or Ἄδρηστος), (perhaps meaning "the inescapable"), was a king of Argos, and leader of the Seven against Thebes.

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Alcestis

Alcestis (Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις) or Alceste, was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband.

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Anthony Tommasini

Anthony Carl Tommasini (born April 14, 1948) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music.

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Artaserse

is the name of a number of Italian operas, all based on a text by Metastasio.

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Bampton Classical Opera

Bampton Classical Opera is an opera company based in Bampton, Oxfordshire and founded in 1993.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Colonial Brazil

Colonial Brazil (Brasil Colonial) comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a kingdom in union with Portugal.

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Demofonte

Demofonte (also Demofoonte; Il Demofoonte; Demofoonte, ré di Tracia; Démophon; Demophontes; or Dirce, L'usurpatore innocente) is an opera seria libretto by Metastasio.

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Empire of Brazil

The Empire of Brazil was a 19th-century state that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil and Uruguay until the latter achieved independence in 1828.

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Gaetano Rossi

Gaetano Rossi (18 May 1774 – 25 January 1855) was an Italian opera librettist for several of the well-known bel canto-era composers including Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Saverio Mercadante in Italy and Giacomo Meyerbeer in one of his early Italian successes.

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Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the Americas and Europe for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities.

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Hino da Independência

The Hino da Independência (Portuguese for Independence Anthem) is a Brazilian official patriotic song commemorating the country's declaration of independence from Portugal.

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Hymno Patriótico

The Hino Patriótico, fully Hino Patriótico da Nação Portuguesa, was considered Portugal's first national anthem.

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John VI of Portugal

Dom John VI (Portuguese: João VI; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825.

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La Scala

La Scala (officially italics) is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.

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Libretto

A libretto (an English word derived from the Italian word libretto) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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Maestro

Maestro (from the Italian maestro, meaning "master" or "teacher," plural: maestros or maestri) is an honorific title of respect, sometimes abbreviated Mo.

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Mateus Palace

The Mateus Palace (Palácio de Mateus, Solar de Mateus or Casa de Mateus) is a palace located in the civil parish of Mateus, municipality of Vila Real, Portugal.

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On Site Opera

On Site Opera (OSO) is a professional opera company based in New York City that specializes in site-specific productions.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Opera seria

Opera seria (plural: opere serie; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio) is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to about 1770.

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Pedro I of Brazil

Dom Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834) was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, where he was known as "the Liberator".

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Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio, was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.

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Prince regent

A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (e.g., by remoteness, such as exile or long voyage, or the absence of an incumbent).

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Royal Patriarchal Music Seminary of Lisbon

The Royal Patriarchal Music Seminary of Lisbon (Portuguese: Real Seminário de Música da Patriarcal de Lisboa) was founded in 1713 by Portugal's king John V to train singers for his Royal Chapel of Saint Thomas (Portuguese: Capela de São Tomé) at Ribeira Palace (Portuguese: Paço da Ribeira).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Portugal

Also known as Marco Portogallo, Marcos Antonio da Fonseca, Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal, Marcos António Portogallo, Marcos António Portugal, Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portugal.

Marcos Portugal, the Glossary

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See also

18th-century Portuguese musicians

19th-century Brazilian composers

19th-century Brazilian male musicians

Portuguese Classical-period composers

Portuguese classical composers

Portuguese male classical composers

References