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Who invented opera?

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Who invented opera?

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The earliest opera on record is Dafne by Jacopo Peri, an Italian composer. It is thought to have been written around 1597. Earlier Greek dramas were thought to have choruses that sung parts of the play, but those were not written as musical performances, hence the credit goes to the Italians.