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L’Avventura London: 18th-century Portuguese Love Songs
Hyperion Records

L’Avventura London and Žak Ozmo present a richly evocative album shaped by sensuality, melancholy, and charm. These eighteenth-century modinhas—Portuguese love songs once described by a contemporary listener as “voluptuous and bewitching”—capture a world of passion and longing that travelled across oceans, from colonial Brazil to the salons of Lisbon.

Joining L’Avventura London are acclaimed Portuguese sopranos Sandra Medeiros and Joana Seara, whose expressive artistry and stylistic insight bring these long-forgotten treasures vividly to life.

1. Ganinha, minha Ganinha - Anonymous
0:45
2. Tempo que breve passaste - António da Silva Leite (1759-1833)
0:55
3. Foi por mim, foi pela sorte - Anonymous
0:48
4. Os 'me deixas' que tu dás - Anonymous
0:37

CONCERTS FOR WELL-BEING

6.00pm, Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN, USA

9 December, 2025

ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA

L’Avventura London, led by Žak Ozmo, brings music of the 16th to 19th centuries into the present. Drawing on historical sources and diverse traditions, the ensemble reimagines this music for today’s audiences—on stage and in recordings for Hyperion and Opella Nova Records.

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