This première edition is of great significance. Marcos Portugal is Portugal’s most important operatic composer. He established himself in Italy and became a leading figure of the international operatic scene of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He composed about fifty operas of which only two were published; and these not until the twentieth century. This is the first recording of any of his major works. It was made possible by grants from EDP – Electricidade de Portugal and from the Portuguese Ministry of Culture.