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Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, [1] both at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna. There he brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices for which many intellectuals had been campaigning.
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.
Jan 1, 2024 · Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (2 July 1714 in Erasbach near Berching (Upper Palatinate) – 15 November 1787 in Vienna) was an opera composer of the early classical period. After many years at the Habsburg court at Vienna, Gluck brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been ...
- Berching, Bavaria
- Berching, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
- July 02, 1714
- Vienna, Austria
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Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (German: 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, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna.
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.
Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (2 July 1714 in Erasbach near Berching (Upper Palatinate) – 15 November 1787 in Vienna) was an opera composer of the early classical period.
