Who lived earlier Ambroise Thomas or Jacopo Peri?
Ambroise Thomas: Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer, best known for his operas "Mignon" (1866) and "Hamlet" (1868, after Shakespeare) and as Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 till his death. Jacopo Peri: Jacopo Peri (Zazzerino) (20 August 156112 August 1633) was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera.
Jacopo Peri (Zazzerino) (20 August 156112 August 1633)