Theatre 100: Intro to Theatre
Theatre 100: Intro to Theatre
Theatre 100: Intro to Theatre
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The Birth of Opera<br />
• First opera: Dafne<br />
• Based on a Greek legend<br />
• Produced by the Camerata, an Italian<br />
academy in 1597<br />
• By Ottavio Rinuccini (text) and Jacopo<br />
Peri (music)<br />
• They were attempting <strong>to</strong> recreate an<br />
"authentic Greek tragedy."