Although still less well-known today than its counterparts in Italian, French and German, song in Portuguese has spread around the globe since its earliest days. To uncover these often hidden gems of the lusophone vocal tradition, this recital — performed by young up-and-coming singers from Portugal, Hong Kong and Macau — aims to give an overview of Portuguese-language opera and song from the baroque to the 20th century, from Portugal to Macau and Brazil. The journey starts in the 18th and early 19th centuries with Luso-Brazilian composers who called both Portugal and Brazil home. The turn of the 20th century is represented by romantic opera on the European model, while the 20th century is filled with art song, from Brazil to Portugal and even from own own Macau.
The recital features soprano Sílvia Sequeira, mezzo Ashley Chui and baritone Chris Kun Hang Iek barítono singing selections from Marcos Portugal, António José da Silva “O Judeu”, José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Alfredo Keil, Alberto Nepomuceno, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Fernando Lopes-Graça,P. Áureo de Castro and Alexandre Delgado. Arièle Zanini is on piano.
