Christoph Willibald Gluck

Experience one of the most moving highlights in opera history: The famous lament "Che farò senza Euridice" from Christoph Willibald Gluck's masterpiece "Orfeo ed Euridice" has captivated audiences for...

Opéra comique in 3 Akten. Klavierauszug (französisch/deutsch) nach dem Urtext der Gluck-Gesamtausgabe. Sopran solo (4), Tenor solo (3), Bass solo (3) 2 Spr, Piccolo, Flöte, Oboe (2), Englischhorn (2),...

The fact that the "opéra comique", rooted in the folk art of French vaudeville, was brought to one of its high points in Vienna by Gluck, an Italian composer from the Upper Palatinate, clearly shows t...

Drame lyrique in three acts and a prologue (1779) Libretto: Louis-Théodore Baron de Tschudi (after "Narcissos ed Eco" from Ovid's Metamorfosi) (French) Premiere: September 24, 1779, Paris, Opéra (Pala...

Opéra comique in two acts (1760) Libretto: Louis Anseaume (for Jean-Louis Laruette's opéra comique "L'ivrogne corrigé ou Le mariage du diable" of 1759; adapted by Charles Simon Favart) (French) Premie...

Dramma per musica in tre atti - Sopran solo (4), Alt solo, Tenor solo, Flöte (2), Oboe (2), Fagott (2), Horn (2), Trompete (2), Pauke, Streicher, Cembalo - Klavierauszug; Gesamtausgabe; Urtextausgabe

Ezio is based on a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, which was first set to music by Nicola Porpora (1728), then - among many others - by Georg Friedrich Händel (1732) and in 1750 by Christoph Willibald...

In 1768, Gluck was asked by Empress Maria Theresa to compose a festive opera in Parma on the occasion of the wedding of her daughter Maria Amalia to Ferdinand of Spain. The composer accepted the commi...

Die Uraufführung der Azione teatrale 'Orfeo ed Euridice' 1762 in Wien war ein bedeutsames Ereignis in der Geschichte des Musiktheaters. Mit diesem Werk lehnte sich der Komponist erstmals gegen die sta...

The premiere of the azione teatrale "Orfeo ed Euridice" in Vienna in 1762 was a significant event in the history of music theater/With this work, the composer rebelled against the rigid conventions of...

The episode of Armida from Torquato Tasso's epic poem La Gerusalemme liberata (1575) has been one of the most popular opera subjects since the 17th century and has inspired numerous composers, includi...

The episode of Armida from Torquato Tasso's epic poem La Gerusalemme liberata (1575) has been one of the most popular opera subjects since the 17th century and has inspired numerous composers, includi...