, 1744]]Dafne is the earliest known work that, by modern standards, could be considered an opera.[LINK: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1612-0124(191310%2F12)15%3A1%3C102%3A%22TFOAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1] JSTOR.org "Dafne", the First Opera. A Chronological Study[LINK: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/quest/txt/s1487531.htm] ABC.net.au How the Quest Was Won[LINK: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9801E4D61731F930A35756C0A96E958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fO%2fOpera] NYTimes.com " TRAVEL ADVISORY; Opera's 400th Birthday Is Celebrated in Vienna" Composed by Jacopo Peri, with a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini. Dafne is scored for a much smaller ensemble than Claudio Monteverdi's slightly later operas, namely, a harpsichord, a lute, a viol, an archlute, and a triple flute.

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