Francisco Correa Vasques

Francisco Correa Vasques was a Brazilian actor and playwright who helped shape nineteenth-century musical theater in Brazil. Active in Rio de Janeiro from the 1850s, he became known for comic performances and for writing more than 60 theatrical works. His operetta *Orfeu na roça*, premiered in 1868, adapted Offenbach’s *Orphée aux enfers* to Brazilian settings and achieved hundreds of performances.