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Antônio Carlos Gomes

1836 - 1896

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Antônio Carlos Gomes (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtonju ˈkaʁluz ˈɡomis]; 11 July 1836 in Campinas – 16 September 1896 in Belém) was a Brazilian composer notable for being the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. He was 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. Younger than Verdi, yet older than Puccini, Carlos Gomes achieved his first major success in a time when the Italian audiences were eager for a new name to celebrate and Puccini had not yet officially started his career. After the successful premiere of Il Guarany, Gomes was considered the most promising new composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antônio Carlos Gomes is the 673rd most popular composer (down from 669th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Brazil and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Antônio Carlos Gomes ranks 673 out of 1,451. Before him are Curt Sachs, Wilhelm Kienzl, Elfrida Andrée, François-Joseph Fétis, Sergei Lyapunov, and Myroslav Skoryk. After him are Andrea Falconieri, Jacob van Eyck, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Francesco Canova da Milano, Claude Balbastre, and Hans Rott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Antônio Carlos Gomes ranks 35. Before him are Jan Gotlib Bloch, Franz von Lenbach, Tekle Giyorgis II, Ding Ruchang, Ronglu, and Daniel Peter. After him are Winslow Homer, Georges Leclanché, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Piet Cronjé, and Inoue Kaoru. Among people deceased in 1896, Antônio Carlos Gomes ranks 40. Before him are Adalbert Krueger, Napoleon Sarony, Karl Verner, Louis Gerhard De Geer, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, and Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev. After him are Robert Nobel, Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Charles Floquet, Luis Ricardo Falero, Jules Simon, and Marcelo H. del Pilar.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Antônio Carlos Gomes ranks 223 out of 2,236. Before him are Gisele Bündchen (1980), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Mário Jardel (1973), Dondinho (1917), and Serginho (1971). After him are Nilo Peçanha (1867), Vinícius Júnior (2000), Alexandre Pato (1989), Manga (1937), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), and Domingos da Guia (1912).

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Among COMPOSERS In Brazil

Among composers born in Brazil, Antônio Carlos Gomes ranks 2. Before him are Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887). After him are Egberto Gismonti (1947), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ary Barroso (1903), Francisco Mignone (1897), Cláudio Santoro (1919), Alberto Nepomuceno (1864), and Alexandre Levy (1864).

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