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Ottavio Rinuccini

Born: 20th January 1562, Florence, Italy

Died: 28th March 1621, Florence, Italy

Nationality: Italian

Ottavio Rinuccini was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. In collaborating with Jacopo Peri to produce the first opera, Dafne, in 1597, he became the first opera librettist.

He was born and died in Florence.

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