''Il Trionfo d'Amore'' is a scherzo pastorale by

Francisco António de Almeida Francisco António de Almeida (c. 1702–1755) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese composer and organist. From 1722 to 1726 he was a royal scholar in Rome. In 1724, Pier Leone Ghezzi drew his caricature, describing him as "a young but excellent ...

written to celebrate one of the two Saint name-days of King João V. The serenata was first performed on 27 December 1729 at the Ribeira Palace, on the feast of St John the Baptist.Daniela Di Pasquale -Metastasio al gusto portoghese 8854814954 - 2007 -"Rientrato a Lisbona nel 1729, eseguì al Paco da Ribeira il divertimento pastorale intitolato Il trionfo d'amore, mettendo in pratica tutti gli insegnamenti appresi in Italia." The plot concerns the wedding arrangements for Nerina to Adraste, which the gods’ frustrate because of her greater love for Arsindo.

Recording

*Quintans, C. Mena, Seara, Voces Caelestes, Os Músicos do Tejo, Magalhães, Naxos

References

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