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Orfeo ed Euridice ( [orˈfɛ.o e.d‿ewˈri.di.t͡ʃe]; French: Orphée et Eurydice; English: Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with ...
Jul 2, 2018 · Few composers in the history of opera were as influential as Christoph Willibald Gluck. Born on July 2, 1714, the composer was one of the major reformers of the artform of his day. He was noted as being critical of opera of his day and how it had strayed from its origins. He sought to bring back the sense of balance between music and text.
Operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck; Title Genre Acts Libretto Premiere Notes Date Venue Artaserse: dramma per musica: 3 acts: Metastasio: 26 December 1741: Milan, Regio Ducale: 2 arias preserved Demetrio (Cleonice) dramma per musica: 3 acts: Metastasio: 2 May 1742: Venice, S Samuele: 8 arias preserved Demofoonte: dramma per musica: 3 acts ...
Christoph Willibald Gluck’s career initially appears to be the result of a succession of fateful encounters, both in terms of his training and his future theoretical evolution. Under the protection of Prince Lobkowitz, for whom his father worked as a forest warden, young Gluck, braving his father’s opposition, left for Prague, Vienna and ...
Christoph Willibald Gluck. Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (n. 2 iulie 1714 la Erasbach lângă Berching ( Germania) - d. 15 noiembrie 1787 la Viena) a fost un compozitor german. Este unul dintre compozitorii importanți de operă din cea de-a doua jumătate a secolului al XVIII-lea și primul reformator al perioadei muzicale clasice.
Benché copra al sole il volto (1749), for Soprano and Orchestra. Và, ti sarò fedele, for Soprano and Orchestra. Pace, Amor, torniamo in pace, Cantate de Métastase. Che legge spietata, for Soprano, Flute Solo and Orchestra. Berenice, ove sei; Ombre che pallida, Scene and Aria for Soprano and Orchestra.
