Home›Sources›Birth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)SourcesBirth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)Reference Encyclopedia ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextArts and Music Atlas. "Birth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-arts.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-ebsco-birth-of-opera.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextArts and Music Atlas. (n.d.). Birth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-arts.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-ebsco-birth-of-operaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{artsandmusicatlas-birth-of-opera-ebsco-research-starters-h, author = {Arts and Music Atlas}, title = {Birth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-arts.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-ebsco-birth-of-opera}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedAn EBSCO Research Starters history entry on the origin of opera in late sixteenth century Florence, covering the Florentine Camerata, Jacopo Peri and Jacopo Corsi's Dafne (1594 to 1598), and Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo (1607).FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (26 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEBSCO Information ServicesURLWell-attestedhttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/birth-operaSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaSourcesBirth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)EBSCO Information ServicesView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (26 claims)This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 2 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Artists, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Works, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Art Forms, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested18Art FormsOperaArticlesThe Birth of Opera: From the Florentine Camerata to Monteverdi's OrfeoArtistsClaudio MonteverdiSourcesBirth of Opera (EBSCO Research Starters, History)WorksL'OrfeoHolds2ArtistsClaudio MonteverdiWorksL'OrfeoConnected2ArticlesThe Birth of Opera: From the Florentine Camerata to Monteverdi's OrfeoWorksL'OrfeoGeneral References4Art FormsOperaArticlesThe Birth of Opera: From the Florentine Camerata to Monteverdi's OrfeoArtistsClaudio MonteverdiWorksL'OrfeoComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year