Carlos Gomes

Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. The only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the 'golden age of opera', contemporary to Verdi and Puccini and the first composer of non-European lineage to be accepted into the Classic tradition of music.
Name | Antônio Carlos Gomes |
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Country | Brazil |
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Birth place | Campinas |
Death date | |
Death place | Belém |
Music time period | Romantic |
Instruments | orchestra |