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Rappresentazione di Dafne: favola pastorale

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Title
Rappresentazione di Dafne: favola pastorale
Additional title: Dafne. Libretto
Names
Peri, Jacopo, 1561-1633 (Composer)
Corsi, Jacopo, 1561-1602 (Composer)
Rinuccini, Ottavio, 1562-1621 (Librettist)
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. (Originator)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1598 (Inferred)
Place: Firenze
Publisher: Marescotti
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: JOC 77-3
Topics
Operas -- Librettos
Genres
Librettos
Notes
Statement of responsibility: composta dal Signor Ottavio Rinuccini et fatta recitare in musica dal signor Jacopo Corsi.
Citation/reference: "This experimental musico-dramatic work, for which the music survives only partially in manuscript, and which its creators called a favola in musica (musical tale), is generally considered the first opera" -- Grove [Oxford] Music Online.
Physical Description
Extent: 24 pages ; 20 cm.
Description
Opera in a prologue and six scenes, based on book 1 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Italian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG774779840-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10447024
Photo Order: 55598
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72425870-bd47-0133-eee5-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1561: Creator Born
  • 1598: Issued
  • 1633: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rappresentazione di Dafne" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1598. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de56e880-bd64-0133-7d99-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rappresentazione di Dafne" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de56e880-bd64-0133-7d99-00505686a51c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1598). Rappresentazione di Dafne Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de56e880-bd64-0133-7d99-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Rappresentazione di Dafne