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La Dafne

La Dafne
Photo: Marco da Gagliano / Ottavio Rinuccini · Public domain

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La Dafne is an opera by Jacopo Peri, with a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini, widely regarded as the earliest opera in history. It was composed around 1598 in Florence, within the circle of the Camerata de' Bardi. Almost all of the music has been lost - only the libretto survives.

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