Elias Álvares Lobo (9 August 1834 – 15 December 1901) was a Brazilian composer.
Lobo was born in
Itu, Brazil. He wrote the first Brazilian
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
in the
Portuguese language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, ...
, ''
A Noite de São João'' (Saint John's Party Night).
References
1834 births
1901 deaths
Brazilian classical composers
Brazilian male composers
Romantic composers
Brazilian opera composers
Place of death missing
Male classical composers
People from São Paulo (state)
19th-century Brazilian male musicians
20th-century male musicians
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