service agreement. A contract entered into for a contractor to provide some form of useful task for their employers in return for compensation. A service agreement can also be a feature offered along with a warranty for a product for the manufacturer to provide service or coverage of any costs of service in case the product malfunctions during a given period.
Euridice (1600) is the first surviving opera. The libretto was by Rinuccini, music by Peri, with some portions by Caccini. This was also significant in that it used recitative, a foundation of operatic storytelling. But--what was the first great opera? My vote is for Monteverdi's Orfeo, libretto by Striggio, premiered in 1607.
Early performances Romeo and Juliet had certainly been performed by 1597, when the first quarto was published. There are no surviving records for any performances before the Restoration in 1660, but it is likely that Romeo and Juliet was first acted by the Lord Chamberlainâs Men at the Theatre and then at the Curtain.