Ottavio Rinuccini (20 January 1562 – 28 March 1621) was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major ...

at the end of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...

and beginning of the Baroque eras. In collaborating with

Jacopo Peri Jacopo Peri (20 August 156112 August 1633), known under the pseudonym Il Zazzerino, was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera. He wrote th ...

to produce the first opera, '' Dafne'', in 1597, he became the first opera librettist. Targa ottavio rinuccini

He was born and died at

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

Works

Rinuccini wrote texts for some of the intermedi at the performance of ''La pellegrina'' at the wedding of

Ferdinand I de' Medici Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I. Early life Ferdinando was the fifth son (the third surviving at t ...

and Christine de Lorraine in May 1589. Other works include: * Libretto for

's opera '' Dafne'', first performed early in 1598. * The

pastorale Pastorale refers to something of a pastoral nature in music, whether in form or in mood. In Baroque music, a pastorale is a movement of a melody in thirds over a drone bass, recalling the Christmas music of ''pifferari'', players of the traditi ...

, ''Euridice'', used as the libretto for Peri's opera, ''

Euridice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several meanings for the name ...

'', and

Giulio Caccini Giulio Romolo Caccini (also Giulio Romano) (8 October 1551 – buried 10 December 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was one of the founders of the genre ...

's opera of the same name. * Libretto for

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is conside ...

's ''

L'Arianna ' ( SV 291, ''Ariadne'') is the lost second opera by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. One of the earliest operas in general, it was composed in 1607–1608 and first performed on 28 May 1608, as part of the musical festivities for a royal w ...

'', first performed in 1608. * Libretto for

's '' Il ballo delle ingrate'', first performed in 1608. * Libretto for Claudio Monteverdi's ''Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti''. * Filippo Bonaffino set some of his poetry to music in book of madrigals in 1623.

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* 1562 births 1621 deaths Writers from Florence Italian poets Italian male poets Italian opera librettists Italian male dramatists and playwrights {{Italy-poet-stub