[PAR] [TLE] Christoph Willibald Gluck [SEP] Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (] ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period.  Born in the Upper Palatinate (now part of Germany) and raised in Bohemia, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna, where he brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been campaigning for over the years.  With a series of radical new works in the 1760s, among them "Orfeo ed Euridice" and "Alceste", he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian "opera seria" had enjoyed for much of the century. [PAR] [TLE] Italian opera [SEP] Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language.  Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day.  Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers, including Handel, Gluck and Mozart.  Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in opera houses across the world.
[PAR] [TLE] Christoph Willibald Gluck [ SEP ] Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von ) Gluck ( ] ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787 ) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period . Born in the Upper Palatinate ( now part of Germany ) and raised in Bohemia , he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna , where he brought about the practical reform of opera 's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been campaigning for over the years . With a series of radical new works in the 1760s , among them " Orfeo ed Euridice " and " Alceste " , he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian " opera seria " had enjoyed for much of the century . [PAR] [TLE] Italian opera [ SEP ] Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language . Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day . Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers , including Handel , Gluck and Mozart . Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries , such as Rossini , Bellini , Donizetti , Verdi and Puccini , are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in opera houses across the world .
What style of opera created around the year 1600 was Christoph Willibald Gluck a composer of?
What style of opera created around the year 1600 was Christoph Willibald Gluck a composer of ?
Italian
Italian