Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
Euridice is an opera by Jacopo Peri, with additional music by Giulio Caccini. It is the earliest surviving opera, Peri's earlier Dafne being lost. The libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini is based on books X and XI of Ovid's Metamorphoses which recount the story of the legendary musician Orpheus and his wife Euridice.
Watch: Jaсopo Peri: Euridice
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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — Euridice (Peri), Baroque (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.
