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).

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