Gluck's reforms have had resonance throughout operatic history. Weber, Mozart, and Wagner, in particular, were influenced by his ideals. Mozart, in many ways Gluck's successor, combined a superb sense of drama, harmony, melody, and counterpoint to write a series of comic operas with libretti by Lorenzo Da Ponte, notably Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, which remain among the most-loved, popular and well-known operas. But Mozart's contribution to opera seria was more mixed; by his time it was dying away, and in spite of such fine works as Idomeneo and La clemenza di Tito, he would not succeed in bringing the art form back to life again.Man and Music: the Classical Era, ed. Neal Zaslaw (Macmillan, 1989); entries on Gluck and Mozart in The Viking Opera Guide.
gluck's reforms have had resonance throughout operatic history weber mozart and wagner in particular were influenced by his ideals mozart in many ways gluck's successor combined a superb sense of drama harmony melody and counterpoint to write a series of comic operas with libretti by lorenzo da ponte notably le nozze di figaro don giovanni and così fan tutte which remain among the most-loved popular and well-known operas but mozart's contribution to opera seria was more mixed; by his time it was dying away and in spite of such fine works as idomeneo and la clemenza di tito he would not succeed in bringing the art form back to life againman and music the classical era ed neal zaslaw (macmillan 1989); entries on gluck and mozart in the viking opera guide