Ottavio Rinuccini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ottavio Rinuccini

Italian poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1562

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1621

Profession: writer, poet, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ottavio Rinuccini (20 January 1562 – 28 March 1621) was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras.
In collaborating with Jacopo Peri to produce the first opera, Dafne, in 1597, he became the first opera librettist. He was born and died at Florence.