Jacopo Peri

Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri
Born20 August 1561
Rome or Florence
Died12 August 1633(1633-08-12) (aged 71)
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Occupations
  • Composer
  • singer
  • instrumentalist

Jacopo Peri (20 August 1561 – 12 August 1633) was an Italian composer, singer and instrumentalist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods.[1] 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 lo Zazzerino (lit. 'the blond one').[2]

  1. ^ Porter & Carter 2001.
  2. ^ "Jacopo Peri". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 12 July 2018.