Brazil (Portuguese and Spanish: Brasil)
A rather old introduction to opera in the country is found in 150 anos de música no
Brasil, 1800–1950,by Luis Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo (1956; IOM0976); the same
author has a chapter on opera in his Música e músicos do Brasil(1950; IOM0986).
Even older is the reliable history by Renato Almeida, História da música brasileira
(1942; IOM0975).
Writings on musical topics are listed in two bibliographies:
- Corrêa de Azevedo, Luiz H. Bibliografia musical brasileira (1820–1950).Rio
de Janeiro: Instituto Nacional do Livro, 1952. 252p. ML120 .B7 C6.
An annotated bibliography of 1,639 entries. Coverage of books on Brazilian
music and by Brazilian authors on any musical topic. Includes some articles in
Brazilian periodicals. Broad subject arrangement. Illustrations, author index. - Antônio, Irati. Bibliografia de música brasileira, 1977–1984.São Paulo: Uni-
versidade de São Paulo, 1988. viii, [ii], 275p. ML120 .B7 A58.
A bibliography of 2,239 entries. Coverage includes books, parts of books, dis-
sertations, and periodical articles. Well indexed by subject, author, and period-
ical titles. According to Duckles,4.293, projected volumes will fill in the
earlier period. Opera is hardly visible: there are 10 references in the subject
index.
2174.Enciclopédia da música brasileira: Erudita, folclóroica, popular.São Paulo:
Art Editora, 1977.
Not seen. According to Duckles,1.129, it includes a chronological list of
Brazilian operas and a description of theaters in the country. - Lange, Francisco Curt. “La ópera y las casas de ópera en Brasil colonial.”
Boletín interamericano de música44 (November 1964): 3–11.
An illustrated, footnoted account of opera in Rio de Janeiro, Vila Rica, and
Cuyaba, 1770–1795. List of works performed. - Corrêa de Azevedo, Luiz Heitor. Relaçao das óperas de autores brasileiros. Rio
de Janeiro: Ministério de Educação e Saude, 1938. 116p. ML1717 .B8 C6.
A chronological list of 97 operas by Brazilians, with historical and biographi-
cal information. - Chaves Júnior, Edgard de Brito. Memórias e glórias de um teatro: Sessenta
anos de história do Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro: Com-
panhia Editôra Americana, 1971. 683p. ML232.8 .R5 T43.
The Teatro Municipal, major opera house of Rio, opened in 1909. This book
gives a daily chronology of works performed to 1970, with discussions of the
various genres: opera, operetta, ballet, etc. Illustrated; no bibliography or index. - Pena, Luiz Carlos Martins. Folhetins, a seman lírica.Rio de Janeiro: Instituto
Nacional de Livro, 1965. 387p. ML1717.8 .R5 P5.
Consists of long reviews of the season 1846–1847 in Rio, originally published
in the Jornal do comércio. Name and title index.
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