Opera in Latin America and indigenous peoples and were influenced by zarzuela, a form of Spanish opera . In the 20th century many nationalist operas were composed across Latin America, with particularly thriving opera scenes in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Today, there are numerous active opera houses throughout Latin America and composers continue to write new operas. We also have organizations such as the International Brazilian Opera Company (IBOC) and Opera Hispanica who are promoting new Latin American operatic repertoire internationally. In 1711, the opera "Partenope" premiered in Mexico City. Its music was by Manuel de Zumaya, the most important Mexican baroque composer. This
Austrian Latin America Institute America Institute is Austria's largest language school for Spanish, Portuguese and Indigenous languages offering about 300 courses annually. The Austrian Latin America Institute offers information and advice to all people interested in Latin America and Latin American students in particular. The event calendar includes exhibitions, book presentations, concerts, lectures and discussions. The Austrian Latin America Institute itself is no research institute, but it supports the "Austrian Study-Group for Latin-American Research" ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichische Lateinamerikaforschung"). The object of this association is scientific networking, interdisciplinary exchange and cooperation of researchers in Austria. It regards itself as an open forum offering young scientists the