Antonio de Almeida
About Antonio de Almeida
Antonio de Almeida (January 20, 1928 – February 18, 1997) was a French conductor and musicologist of Portuguese-American descent. He began conducting for Portuguese Radio in Lisbon in 1949, and soon after was appointed to his first conducting post at the Oporto Symphony Orchestra. While there, he invited Thomas Beecham to guest conduct the orchestra. He was the conductor of the Portuguese Radio in Lisbon (1957–1960) and Stuttgart Philharmonic (1962–1964).
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