When did opera history begin?

Answer 1

According to Wikipedia, "Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century (Jacopo Peri's lost Dafne, produced in Florence about 1597) and soon spread through the rest of Europe: Schütz in Germany, Lully in France, and Purcell in England all helped to establish their national traditions in the 17th century."

Answer 2

Opera started at Italy whaen the 16th century ended.

Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century (with Jacopo Peri's lost Dafne, produced in Florence around 1597) and soon spread through the rest of Europe: Schütz in Germany, Lully in France, and Purcell in England.

Answer 3

Around 1600, the Florentine Camerata had meetings where they discussed the possibility of a new art form (in the spirit of antiquity) that combined music, drama, and dance. In 1607, the first opera was performed, Orfeo. It was inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridice.

Answer 4

Although people often affiliated opera music with Italian culture but it actually originated in Ancient Greece.

2nd answer

Historians may credit it to Greece, but musicologists and music historians point to Italian composer Jacopo Peri's Dafne as the first opera, first performed in 1597.

Answer 5

Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century (Jacopo Peri's lost Dafne, produced in Florence about 1597)

Answer 6

Opera began during the Renaissance.