Carlos Clara Gomes

Carlos Clara Gomes, born in 1958 in Viseu, is a singer-songwriter, composer, playwright, and director. He is the artistic director of the Companhia De Mente. For over five decades, he has dedicated his career to composing incidental music for nearly one hundred theater, popular opera, dance, and video productions, as well as directing numerous musicals, and also to playwriting and directing. Published works include: The Bandit's Opera, ACERT/GESTO, 1994; Auto da Fonte dos Amores, Pedro e Inês, Tradisom, 2011; Poetry for Timor Loro Sae (poetry), Palimage Publishers, 1998; The Winter Chronicles, Out of Print Editions, 2013; Montemuro, Out of Print Editions, 2013; Portrait of a Woman on the Quay During, Out of Print Editions, 2017.