O Guarani
Il guarany
opening date:
1870-03-19
genre:
Ópera ballo
theater:
La Scala, Milan
playwright:
José de Alencar
composer:
Carlos Gomes
Il Guarany
overview
Il Guarany (The Guarany) is an opera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes, based on the novel O Guarani by José de Alencar. Its libretto, in Italian rather than Gomes' native Portuguese, was written by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville. The work is notable as the first Brazilian opera to gain acclaim outside Brazil.