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Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck
Photo: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis · Public domain

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Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) was a German-Austrian composer whose opera Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) is a landmark in music history. He championed operatic reform, seeking natural dramatic expression and a unity of music and text. His works profoundly shaped the development of European opera.

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