... first started meeting in Florence around 1575 to prepare their plans of the opera. One of their most prominent members was that of Vincenzo Galilei who fathered the famous astronomer Galileo. The subject matter of these operas was usually drawn from Greek mythology or ancient history and the characters and plot were portrayed to the audience through a combination of music, song ... ...

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