Ottavio Rinuccini
Librettist
1562 – 1621
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Who was Ottavio Rinuccini?
Ottavio Rinuccini was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. In collaborating with Jacopo Peri to produce the first opera, Dafne, in 1597, he became the first opera librettist.
He was born and died at Florence.
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1562
Florence - Also known as
- Rinuccini, Ottavio
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 28, 1621
Florence
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on July 23, 2013
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