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Category: Gluck

224. Ezio (Gluck)

Before there was Gluck the reformer, there was Gluck the opera seria composer.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, Ancient Rome, German composers, Gluck, metastasio, opera seria 2 Comments December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 7 Minutes

56. Les Danaïdes (Salieri) – REVISED

A powerful Greek tragedy admired by Berlioz.

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, ancient greece, Antonio Salieri, French opera, Gluck, Italian composers, The Classics, Tragédie lyrique 7 Comments November 3, 2019March 25, 2022 9 Minutes

2. Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) | REVISED

Is it the greatest opera of the 18th century?

Nicholas Fuller 18th century opera, ancient greece, French opera, German composers, Gluck, Greek mythology, The Classics 6 Comments September 11, 2019November 29, 2022 13 Minutes

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