Alceste

E234016

opera

Alceste is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that exemplifies his reformist approach to opera, emphasizing dramatic integrity and expressive simplicity over vocal virtuosity.

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Label	Occurrences
Alceste canonical	7

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera ⓘ
acts	3 ⓘ
aestheticPrinciple	dramatic integrity over vocal display ⓘ expressive simplicity ⓘ
basedOn	Alcestis by Euripides ⓘ surface form: Euripides’ play Alcestis myth of Alcestis ⓘ
catalogueNote	often cited as key work of Gluck’s operatic reform ⓘ
character	Admetus ⓘ surface form: Admeto Alceste self-link ⓘ Apollo ⓘ Hercules ⓘ
composer	Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Francis Stephen of Lorraine ⓘ surface form: Emperor Francis I
era	18th‑century opera ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity	Vienna ⓘ
followedBy	Paride ed Elena ⓘ
genre	opera seria ⓘ
historicalContext	Gluck’s reform of opera seria ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Italian ⓘ
librettist	Ranieri de’ Calzabigi ⓘ
notableFeature	continuous dramatic flow ⓘ integrated choruses ⓘ reduced use of da capo arias ⓘ
orchestration	classical orchestra with prominent strings and winds ⓘ
overture	symphonic introduction reflecting tragic mood ⓘ
period	Classical antiquity ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	second of Gluck’s major reform operas ⓘ
precededBy	Orphée et Eurydice ⓘ surface form: Orfeo ed Euridice
premiereDate	1767-12-26 ⓘ
premierePlace	Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ
revisedVersionCity	Paris ⓘ
revisedVersionLanguage	French ⓘ
revisedVersionLibrettist	François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Du Roullet NERFINISHED ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereDate	1776-04-23 ⓘ
revisedVersionPremierePlace	Académie royale de musique ⓘ surface form: Académie Royale de Musique, Paris
setting	Thessaly ⓘ
style	reform opera ⓘ
subject	conjugal love ⓘ duty and fate ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ
vocalForces	chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christoph Willibald Gluck → notableWork → Alceste ⓘ

Le Misanthrope → mainCharacter → Alceste ⓘ

Ranieri de’ Calzabigi → notableWork → Alceste ⓘ

Ranieri de’ Calzabigi → wroteLibrettoFor → Alceste ⓘ

Alceste → character → Alceste self-link ⓘ

Paride ed Elena → follows → Alceste ⓘ

Christoph → notableWork → Alceste ⓘ

subject surface form: Christoph Willibald Gluck