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Nicknamed "Zazzerino," Jacopo Peri (1561-1633) is credited, along with Corsi librettist Rinuccini, with creating the first true opera, Dafne, of which only fragments remain. The oldest surving opera, Euridice, is likewise a Peri collaboration with Rinuccini. It is thought that he also sang the role of Orpheus. Peri was also a church organist and wrote ballets, madrigals, and instrumental music.
http://www.hoasm.org/VA/Peri.html
Biography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program with analysis of style, major compositions, associates, partial discography, and related musical information.
http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/misc/opera.html
Examines the origins of the genre, including immediate precursors, settling on Peri and Corsi's Daphne as the most likely answer.
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