Antônio Carlos Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: Campinas, July 11, 1836 – Belém, September 16, 1896) 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.
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11 July 1836 Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Died |
16 September 1896 (aged 60) Belem, Para, Brazil
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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