Italy On This Day

16th century singer who helped create opera genre Giulio Caccini was at the forefront of a new musical movement The singer and composer ...

Court musician composed oldest surviving opera by a woman Francesca Caccini pictured in a cameo discovered in Pistoia Prolific c...

Court musician produced the first work to be called an opera The music and words from the prologue of Peri's Euridice The singer...