Antonio de Almeida (conductor) - Musicology

Musicology

An interest in the works of Jacques Offenbach began in the 1950s, and by the 1970s Almeida was known as an authority. He made numerous discoveries including previously unknown arias and a second-act finale for La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein. He prepared editions of Offenbach’s operas, and compiled a Thematic Catalogue of the Works of Jacques Offenbach that remained unpublished at his death.

He became co-artistic director (with H.C. Robbins Landon) of the Haydn Foundation in 1968. Under foundation’s auspices, he recorded a set of Joseph Haydn’s symphonies. He also edited a complete set of Luigi Boccherini’s symphonies for Doblinger in Vienna.