FreeSans bold not functioning

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce

1. Create text on the score
2. Set text font and weight to be FreeSans bold

Expected behavior: bold FreeSans text
Actual behavior: text is not bold

OS: macOS 15.5, Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 4.5.2-251141402, revision: github-musescore-musescore-ac9d3bc

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

Bold not working:

Bold works with other fonts:

Example score (but happens on all of my scores)
WK The Phrase Model.mscz.zip

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

4.5.2-251141402

Regression

Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x

Operating system

macOS 15.5

Additional context

The files for this font are installed on my computer. I also added them to the MuseScore application Package Contents folder just in case that was the issue but the problem persists.

Checklist

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• I have attached all requested files and information to this report
• I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

Reproduce the issue in MuseScore Studio 4.5.2 on macOS 15.5 using the attached WK The Phrase Model.mscz score, comparing FreeSans bold with fonts that work. Trace the font-handling path responsible for text weight and verify that FreeSans renders bold without regressing other fonts.