"Galileo and the Invention of Opera" is an academic book aimed at scholars in the fields of philosophy, history of science, and music. It explores the legacy of the historical coincidence of science and opera during the early modern period. Instead of viewing these two disciplines as separate products, it conducts a phenomenological analysis of the formulations of consciousness that illuminate the shared tasks of science and art. The discussion ranges from classical ideas of science and music to the early 19th century, relating to the social experience of a common world shaped by these ideas. This book offers a critical examination of whether the compatibility of art and science can be based on a different formulation of consciousness, thus presenting a non-historicist perspective on the arts and sciences of modern times.