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Jacopo Peri

Italian composer and singer

Jacopo Peri (Italian: [ˈjaːkopo ˈpɛːri]; 20 August 1561 – 12 August 1633) was an Italian composer, singer, and instrumentalist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. He wrote what is considered the first opera, the mostly lost Dafne (c. 1597), and also the earliest extant opera, Euridice (1600).

He is sometimes known by the byname ll Zazzerino (lit. 'the blond one').

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

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  • Euridice 1600
  • Dafne
  • Dafne. Chi da lacci d'amor viene disciolto
  • Dafne. Da fortunati campi ove immortali
  • Guerra di Bellezza
  • Intenerite voi, lacrime mie
  • La Dafne, L'Euridice, L'Arianna
  • La Flora
  • intermedi for La pellegrina