Português250th Anniversary Events
| Day | Time | Place | Event |
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| November 2011 | |||
| 11 | 18h00 | Lisbon, Academia de Amadores de Música, Tomás Borba room | “Missa Grande by Marcos Portugal: a paradigmatic 19th century Luso-Brazilian work” Conference by António Jorge Marques. |
| February 2012 | |||
| 6 | 18h00 | Lisbon, Palácio Foz, Sala dos Espelhos | I Semana Caravelas de Música, Concert by the Academia dos Renascidos, music for voice, mandolin, flute and harpsichord, including the Minuet for 4 hands and modinhas by MP. Critical editions by the Projecto Marcos Portugal; free admission. |
| 20 | 18h00 | Lisbon, S. Carlos National Theater, Foyer | Cycle Viagens na minha terra II, Concert presented in the context of the Opera Studio with works composed/arranged for Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince D. Pedro and the Infantas D. Maria Isabel, D. Maria Francisca de Assis and D.Isabel Maria; free admission. Ana Franco (soprano), Catarina Rodrigues (mezzo-soprano), João Paulo Santos (piano). Commentary by David Cranmer. Critical editions by the Projecto Marcos Portugal. |
| March 2012 | |||
| 13 | 18h00 | Lisbon, Palácio Fronteira | Concert by the Academia dos Renascidos, music for voice, mandolin, flute, trumpet, guitar and piano, including the Minuet for 4 hands, Motivos for piano, and modinhas by MP (from the cycle of Marília de Dirceu). Critical editions by the Projecto Marcos Portugal. |
| 14 | 18h00 | Lisbon, S. Carlos National Theater, Foyer | Cycle Viagens na minha terra II, Missa Grande Filipa Lopes & Luisa Brandão (sopranos), Natália Brito (alto), Nuno Cardoso (tenor), Costa Campos, Daniel Passion (basses), Kodo Yamagishi (organ), Choir of the São Carlos National Theater, Giovanni Andreoli (musical direction); free admission. Commentary by Jorge Rodrigues. Critical edition by António Jorge Marques. |
| 19 | 22h00 | Rio de Janeiro, radio, Roquette Pinto (94.1 FM) | Concerts UFRJ: Christmas Matins – responsories I to IV (Ensemble Turicum recording) |
| 21 | 14h00 | London Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Lecture Recital Room | Marcos Portugal’s Missa Grande: a Luso-Brazilian paradigmatic œuvre, conference by António Jorge Marques with live music. Inês Barbadinho Simões and Lucy Waring (sopranos), Guildhall Vocal Ensemble, Susan Waters (direction and piano). |
| 22 | 13h05 | London, St. Olave’s Church |
Marcos Portugal’s Missa Grande: a Luso-Brazilian paradigmatic œuvre, conference by António Jorge Marques with live music. Inês Barbadinho Simões and Lucy Waring, (sopranos), Guildhall Vocal Ensemble, Susan Waters (direction and piano). Critical edition by António Jorge Marques. |
| 23 | 10h00-18h00 | Lisbon, S. Carlos National Theater, Foyer |
Colloquium “Marcos Portugal: 250 years of his birth”, organized by the Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM), of the FCSH–Universidade Nova de Lisboa; free admission. |
| 23 | 20h00 | Lisbon, S. Carlos National Theater, Noble Hall | O Basculho de Chaminé (modern premiere) Ana Paula Russo (Rosina), Raquel Luís (D. Flora), José Lourenço (D. Fábio), Jorge Martins (Pieroto), Tiago Matos (Janino), Luís Rodrigues (Baron) Portuguese Symphony Orchestra Musical Direction: Ricardo Bernardes Critical edition by the Projecto Marcos Portugal |
| 23-24 | Lisbon, S. Carlos National Theater, Foyer | Exhibition of libretti, sheet music, books and other objects related to MP; free admission. | |
| 24 | 250 YEARS OF THE BIRTH OF MARCOS PORTUGAL | ||
| 24 | 10h00-14h00 | Lisbon, São Carlos National Theater, Foyer | Colloquium “Marcos Portugal: 250 years of his birth” (continuation); free admission. |
| 24 | 16h00 | Lisbon, São Carlos National Theatre, Salão Nobre | O Basculho de Chaminé See March 23. |
| 24 | 21h30 | Guimarães, Palace of the Dukes of Braganza | Guimarães European City of Culture 2012 / Congress GuimaraMus 2012 Concert of the Academic Orchestra of the University of Minho, Christopher Bochmann (direction), including the opening of La pazza giornata o sia il matrimonio di Figaro. Critical edition by the Projecto Marcos Portugal. |
| 25 | 11h30 | Lisbon, St. George’s Church | Sunday Mass ends with the Sonata for organ by MP performed by David Cranmer. |
| 26 | 22h00 | Rio de Janeiro, radio, Roquette Pinto (94.1 FM) | Concerts UFRJ: overtures: Le donne cambiate, La morte di Semiramide, Il duca di Foix; Act I of Lo spazzacamino principe (recordings by Álvaro Cassuto and Meir Minsky) |
| 27 | 18h00 | Lisbon, National Library of Portugal | Launch of The sacred oeuvre of Marcos António Portugal (1762-1830): thematic catalogue, source and text criticism, chronology proposal, by António Jorge Marques, published by Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal/CESEM. Oradores: Profs. Doutores Mário Vieira de Carvalho, André Cardoso e David Cranmer. Live performance of extracts from the Missa Grande. Interpreters: Ana Paula Russo (soprano), Helena Lima (mezzo), Carlos Reis (tenor), Jorge Martins (baritone), António Duarte (organ), Coro de Câmara de Lisboa, Teresita Gutierrez Marques (direction). Presentation of the CTT stamp and rubber stamp commemorating “250 years of the birth of Marcos Portugal”. |
| 29-30 | Cathedral of Cuenca, Spain | Recording of the Missa Grande
Interpreters: see 31 March concert. |
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| 31 | 20h00 | Cathedral of Cuenca, Spain | Missa Grande
Luanda Siqueira, Charles Barbier, Karine Audebert, Hervé Lamy, Sorin Domitrascu, Frédéric Bourreau, Chœur L'Echelle, Bruno Procópio (direction) Critical edition by António Jorge Marques. |
| April 2012 | |||
| 14 | 21h30 | Almodovar, Mother Church of Saint Ildefonso |
Te Deum Ré M (1802) Terras sem sombra Festival Choir of the University of Aveiro, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Beiras, António Lourenço (direction). Presentation by António Jorge Marques. |
| 25 | Lisbon, podcast | Revival of the radio program Na outra
margem (podcast). Manuela Paraíso
interviews David Cranmer, António
Jorge Marques and Mário Trilha.
You may download the program podcast. |
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| May 2012 | |||
| 19 | 17h00 | Lisbon, National Library of Portugal | Launch of the magazine glosas, no. 5. The cover theme is Marcos Portugal. Participation of António Jorge Marques, David Cranmer, Gonçalo de Almeida and Andreia C. Faria. |
| June 2012 | |||
| 1 | 21h00 | Lisbon, "Ler Devagar" Bookstore | Presentation of the book The sacred oeuvre of Marcos António Portugal (1762-1830),
by António Jorge Marques, published by Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal/CESEM.
Conference by António Jorge Marques, with musical examples. |
| 4-15 | Library – Foz Campus, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto | Bibliographical Display — The work of Marcos Portugal in the Estate of Maestro Manuel Ivo Cruz | |
| July 2012 | |||
| 15 | Evening | Buxton Opera House, United Kingdom | The Marriage of Figaro (La pazza giornata o sia il matrimonio di
Figaro)
Buxton Festival, production of Bampton Classical Opera Nicholas Merryweather (Figaro), Emily Rowley Jones (Susanna), Cara Curran (Marcellina), Mark Saberton (Dr Bartolo), Joana Seara (Cherubino), Robert Winslade Anderson (Don Basilio), Lisa Wilson (Rosina, Countess Almaviva), John-Colyn Gyeantey (Count Almaviva), [to be announced] (Antonio), Caroline Kennedy (Cecchina), Robert Gildon (Gusmano) Musical direction: Robin Newton Staging/Scenarios: Jeremy Gray Costumes: Fiona Hodges Lighting Design: John Bishop Critical edition by the Projecto Marcos Portugal |
| 18 | Afternoon | Buxton Opera House, United Kingdom | The Marriage of Figaro (La pazza giornata o sia il matrimonio di
Figaro)
See July 15 |
| 23 | Evening | Buxton Opera House, United Kingdom | The Marriage of Figaro (La pazza giornata o sia il matrimonio di
Figaro)
See July 15 |
| August 2012 | |||
| 13 | To be announced | Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Música of the UFRJ | III International Symposium of Musicology of the UFRJ
Concert of the Symphonic Orchestra of the UFRJ, Ernani Aguiar (direction). The program includes the Overture in C by MP. |
| September 2012 | |||
| 18 | Lisbon, Dona Maria II National Theater | Inauguration of the exhibition “Folhetos
de teatro: a colecção do D. Maria II”,
includes a section dedicated to the
leaflets of works for which MP composed
the music. (18/9–15/12: Tuesdays to
Saturdays 3–6 p.m.| Wednesdays to
Sundays 30 minutes before the start of
the show)
With the collaboration of the Projecto Marcos Portugal. |
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| October 2012 | |||
| 25 | Lisbon, National Library of Portugal | Inauguration of the exhibition dedicated
to MP. |
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| November 2012 | |||
| 22 | 13h15 | Lisbon, FCSH, Auditorium 2 | Overture L’oro non compra amore (composer’s arrangement); David Cranmer, piano |
| 22 | 18h00 | Lisbon, Palácio Foz | Marcos Portugal — 250th Anniversary Evocative Session Conference by António Jorge Marques, with musical examples. Organization: Associação Ginásio Ópera |
| 24 | 21h30 | Lisbon, S. Roque Church | Marcos Portugal and his contemporaries Works by Marcos Portugal: Tantum Ergo, Te Deum Laudamus, Sonata for organ Coro de Câmara de Lisboa, Teresita Gutierrez Marques (direction), António Duarte (organ). |
| 24-25 | to be announced | Capela Santa Maria – Espaço Cultural, Curitiba, Brazil | O basculho de chaminé
Soloists: Márcia Kaiser (Rosina), Ísis Carvalho (D. Flora), Chrystian Segalla (Basculho), Bruno Spadoni (Baron), Carlos Santos (D. Fábio), Adriano Soares Janino (Janino) Americantiga Chamber Orchestra Musical direction: Ricardo Bernardes Critical edition by the Projecto Marcos Portugal |
| December 2012 | |||
| 10 | Municipal Theater, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | L’oro non compra amore (concert version)
Gabriela Geluda (Lisetta), Marianna Lima (Carlotta), Andressa Inácio (Dorina), Marcos Paulo (Alberto), Lazlo Rahmeier (Cecchino), Homero Velho (Giorgio), Daniel Soren (Casalichio), Leonardo Páscoa (Pasquale) Brazilian Symphony Orchestra – Opera & Repertoire Musical Direction: Bruno Procópio Critical edition by the Projecto Marcos Portugal |
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Events list based on information available at the Caravelas Study Group (in Portuguese only).