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Manuel de Zumaya

Born: 1678, Mexico

Died: 21st December 1755, Oaxaca, Mexico

Nationality: Mexican

Manuel de Zumaya or Manuel de Sumaya was perhaps the most famous Mexican composer of the colonial period in New Spain. His music represented the pinnacle of the Baroque in the New World. He holds the distinction of being the first person in the Western Hemisphere to compose an Italian-texted opera, entitled Partenope (now lost). Similar to Antonio Vivaldi, Zumaya was also a lifelong, active Roman Catholic priest.

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