Almeida, Francisco António de

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Almeida, Francisco António de

Almeida, Francisco António de, Portuguese composer; b. c. 1702; d. probably in Lisbon, 1755. He studied in Rome on a royal stipend (c. 1720-26), and then settled in Lisbon and wrote the operas La pazienza di Socrate (Carnival 1733) and La spinalba ovvero II vecchio matta (Carnival 1739). Among his other works were various sacred pieces, including the oratorios II pentimento di Davidde (Rome, 1722) and Giuditta (Rome, 1726).

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