Euridice Premieres: Birth of Opera in Florence
Jacopo Peri's Euridice premiered before the Florentine court for the wedding of Maria de' Medici and Henry IV of France, becoming the earliest surviving complete opera. This fusion of dramatic text and continuous music launched the Baroque era and established opera as the dominant art form of European courts for the next two centuries.
October 6, 1600
426 years ago
Key Figures & Places
opera
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Florence
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Jacopo Peri
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Euridice (opera)
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Baroque Period
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Euridice (Peri)
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Baroque
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Henry IV of France
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Marie de' Medici
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Palacio Pitti
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Favola in Musica
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Jacopo Peri
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Opera
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Geschichte der Musik
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