Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at
Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck by Joseph Duplessis, 1775
Statue of Gluck in Weidenwang
House in Erasbach, constructed in 1713 by Gluck's father, where many believe the composer was born.
Jezeří Castle
Upper Palatinate
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The Upper Palatinate is an administrative region in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities.
Christoph Willibald Gluck
…Ritter von Gluck (; German: ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court in Vienna. There he brought about the…
Walhalla memorial
Trinity church of Kappl
Maria-Hilf