The Capela Real was the royal chapel and musical establishment of the kings of Portugal in Lisbon.[1]
The capela played an important role in the development of the music history of Portugal from its foundation by Dom Dinis in 1299.
- ^ The Royal Chapel in the Time of the Habsburgs: Music and Court Ceremony in Early Modern Europe ed. Juan José Carreras López, Bernardo José García García, Tess Knighton - 2005- Page 20 "... the structural comparison between the Portuguese Capela Real under Joao V and the Spanish case could reveal some interesting views, ... See M. C. Brito, 'Scarlatti e la musica alla cortedi Giovanni Vdi Portogallo', Chigiana 60 (1985), pp. (?)"