Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri (20 August 1561 – 12 August 1633) was an Italian composer, singer and instrumentalist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. He wrote what is considered the first opera, the mostly lost Dafne (c. 1597), and also the earliest extant opera, Euridice (1600). He is sometimes known by the byname lo Zazzerino (lit. 'the blond one'). |
Birth and Death Data: Born Rome (capital and largest city of Italy), Died August 12, 1633 (Florence (Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-15643 | 12-in. | 1/29/1915 | Funeste piagge | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with woodwind, brass, and harp | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-47807 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | Funeste piaggie | Ralph Crane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Peri, Jacopo," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103000.
Peri, Jacopo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103000.
"Peri, Jacopo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
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Britannica: Jacopo Peri
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Peri, Jacopo, 1561-1633 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81003165
Wikidata: Jacopo Peri - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q205519
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54265591
MusicBrainz: Jacopo Peri - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/64b4d971-10a0-4eb0-9b4f-a51f495be8cf
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/66247 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/66247
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