The standard textbook answer is 'Dafne' first performed in 1598 during Carnival at the home of Jacopo Corsi in Florence.
The music was by Corsi and Jacopo Peri to a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini. It is recognized as such because it was the first of a series of similar pieces that established the form of early 17th century Italian Opera. The score does not survive.
Mozart's first work was Andante in C, in which he wrote at the age of 4.
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His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
The Opera Populaire.
Opera has always been 'popular'.
Rock Opera
The person best viewed as the first master of opera was Claudio Monteverdi. He was born in 1569 and died in 1643. He wrote the first opera in the early 1600's.
It is my understanding that HAIR is the first rock opera.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.
Yes, the word "opera" is typically capitalized when referring to the specific musical art form. However, if used in a general sense to refer to any type of performance or entertainment, it is not capitalized.
As i recall, the first rock opera was entitled Hair.
Opera was first discovered at Italy at the end of the 16th century..
Claudio Monteverdi was the first genius in the history of the opera.
Opera has always been 'popular'.
The Opera Populaire.
No, his first opera was Almira, which premiered in 1705.
The OVERTURE is the orchestral introduction to an opera.
Rock Opera
The first opera is generally agreed to have been Dafne, by Jacopo Peri. The libretto is in Italian.