Composers

João de Sousa Carvalho was the foremost Portuguese composer of his generation. He was born in Estremoz. He studied music from 1753 at the Colégio dos Santos Reis in Vila Viçosa, then from 1761 at the Conservatorio di S Onofrio in Naples. In 1766 his setting of Metastasio’s La Nitteti was performed in Rome. In 1767, he joined the Irmandade de S Cecília at Lisbon and was appointed professor of counterpoint in the Seminário da Patriarcal, where he later served as mestre (1769–1773) and mestre de capela (1773–1798). In 1778 he became music teacher to the royal family. He died in Alentejo. His numerous church works are written in the style of Jommelli. His opera seria and serenatas were performed at the royal palaces of Ajuda and Queluz. EXTERNAL LINKS Wikipedia

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Local	Town	Country	Performer(s)	Notes	Invisible Column
Penelope	Premiere	1782/Dec/12		Ajuda Palace - Royal Theatre	Lisbon	Portugal		Notes

	Type (+ sub-type)	Cover/edition title Document title	Authors	Referring to	Publisher	Date
	Audio Music	Música Portuguesa Séc. XVIII - XX Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa Álvaro Cassuto  Abertura Penelope		penelope João de Sousa Carvalho Álvaro Cassuto	Movieplay	1990