Gluck, Christoph Willibald
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Basic data
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July 2, 1714 in Erasbach (Oberpfalz)
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†November 15, 1787 in Wien
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Komponist
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Mailand, Wien, Paris
Iconography
![House in Erasbach, constructed in 1713 by Gluck's father, where many believe the composer was born.[11] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gluck-Geburtshaus_Erasbach_005.JPG "House in Erasbach, constructed in 1713 by Gluck's father, where many believe the composer was born.[11] (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "Carmen Lavani in Le cinesi (1973). The work is very much in the vein of the chinoiserie so popular in its time. Le cinesi reflects cultural overlap between the Austrian court and the distant Chinese court. In Le cinesi, Metastasio gives a lesson on the different forms of theatre: pastoral, comedy and tragedy. (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Gluck by Zéphirin Belliard [fr] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gluck_by_Belliard.jpg "Gluck by Zéphirin Belliard [fr] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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