Elias Álvares Lôbo

Elias Álvares Lôbo

Elias Álvares Lôbo (born August 9, 1834 in Itu , † December 15, 1901 in São Paulo ) was a Brazilian composer .

Lôbo initially worked as Kapellmeister in his hometown. He later went to Rio de Janeiro . There in 1858 the Missa a São Pedro de Alcântara dedicated to Emperor Pedro II was performed by the Capela Imperial . In 1860 his opera A Noite de São João based on a libretto by José Martiniano de Alencar was performed in the Teatro São Pedro de Alcântara , which is considered the first opera by a Brazilian-born composer. In 1876 his work Método de música appeared . In 1884 he went to São Paulo, where he taught at various schools and in 1890 became a professor at the Escola Normal de São Paulo .

In addition to two operas and several masses , Lôbo composed mostly light entertainment music based on Spanish, Portuguese or Creole folk tunes.

Works

• Mass No. 1 (1855)
• Missa de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (1856)
• Missa do Espirito Santo (1857)
• A Noite de São João (1858), opera
• Missa de São Pedro de Alcântara (1858)
• A Louca (1861), opera
• Missa para a igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo (1864)
• Mass No. 6 (1867)
• Semana Santa (1872)
• Missa do Senhor do Bom Jesus (1874)
• Mass No. 9 (1876)
• Mass No. 10 (1876)