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Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von) Gluck ( German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈvɪlɪbalt ˈɡlʊk]; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, [1] both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna.
Jun 28, 2024 · Christoph Willibald Gluck was a German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762), Alceste (1767), Paride ed Elena (1770), Iphigénie en Aulide (1774), the French version of Orfeo (1774), and Iphigénie en Tauride (1779).
Christoph Willibald Gluck, ab 1756 Ritter von Gluck, war ein deutscher Komponist der Vorklassik. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Opernkomponisten der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts.
Christoph Gluck. (born Erasbach, Upper Palatinate 2 July 1714; died Vienna 15 November 1787) Gluck is a Bohemian-Austrian composer of Italian and French opera, and a leading figure in opera in the second half of the eighteenth century.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, later Ritter (knight) von Gluck, (born July 2, 1714, Erasbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria—died Nov. 15, 1787, Vienna, Austria), German opera composer. Son of a forester, he ran away to study music in Prague.
Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck (July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787) was a German composer, one of the most important opera composers of the Classical music era, particularly remembered for Orfeo ed Euridice.
1 day ago · In the mid-1700s, Christoph Willibald Gluck overthrew the musical excesses around him. A marathon double bill in France shows the vibrancy of his vision. By Zachary Woolfe Reporting from Aix-en ...
