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A group of intellectuals meeting for cultural exchanges, in particular one at Florence under Count Giovanni de' Bardi in about 1573–87 and strongly influenced by Girolamo Mei's research into ancient Greek music. The earliest operas seem to have emerged from their deliberations.



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Peri took his lead from the society of poets, musicians and noblemen known as the Florentine Camerata.
Derek Sugden describes the historical origins and evolution of Glyndebourne's horseshoe form: The traditions of European opera grew out of the intellectual theories of the Florentine Camerata overlaid with influences of music and drama from the church and commedia dell'arte.
 
 
 
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