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').

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Works

Euridice 1600
Bellissima regina
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
La Pellegrina: Quinto intermedio: Il canto d'Arione: IV. Dunque fra torbide onde
Lamento di Iole
O durezza di ferro e di diamante
O miei giorni fugaci
Tra le donne onde s'onora
Tu dormi e 'l dolce sonno
intermedi for La pellegrina