Il Trionfo d'Amore is a scherzo pastorale by Francisco António de Almeida written to celebrate one of the two Saint name-days of King João V. The serenata was first performed on 27 December 1729 at the Ribeira Palace, on the feast of St John the Baptist.Daniela Di Pasquale -Metastasio al gusto portoghese 8854814954 - 2007 -"Rientrato a Lisbona nel 1729, eseguì al Paco da Ribeira il divertimento pastorale intitolato Il trionfo d'amore, mettendo in pratica tutti gli insegnamenti appresi in Italia." The plot concerns the wedding arrangements for Nerina to Adraste, which the gods’ frustrate because of her greater love for Arsindo. Recording Quintans, C. Mena, Seara, Voces Caelestes, Os Músicos do Tejo, Magalhães, Naxos References