Paride ed Elena

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Paride ed Elena is an 18th-century opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, known for its role in his reform of opera seria through greater dramatic coherence and musical simplicity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
opera seria
basedOn myth of Paris and Helen
story of the Judgment of Paris
catalogueNote third of Gluck’s major Italian reform operas
character Amor
surface form: Amore

Elena
Pallade
Paride
composer Christoph Willibald Gluck
compositionDecade 1770s
countryOfOrigin Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
dramaturgicalAim unity of drama and music
era Classical period in music
firstPerformanceCity Vienna
follows Alceste
Orfeo ed Euridice
genre opera seria
hasMythologicalCharacters Greek mythology
hasRoleType title roles for soprano voices
historicalContext pre-Classical era
language Italian
librettist Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
librettoLanguage Italian
movement opera reform
notableFor dramatic coherence
musical simplicity
reform of opera seria
numberOfActs 3
orchestrationFeature emphasis on dramatic expression over virtuosity
originalTitleLanguage Italian
partOf Gluck’s reform operas
period 18th century
premiereCityCountry Vienna
surface form: Vienna, Austria
premiereDate 1770-11-03
premierePlace Vienna
premiereTheatre Burgtheater, Vienna
surface form: Burgtheater
setting Sparta
structure recitatives and arias with reduced vocal display
style Classical
subject events leading to the Trojan War
love of Paris and Helen
workTitle Paride ed Elena self-link

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Christoph Willibald Gluck notableWork Paride ed Elena
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi notableWork Paride ed Elena
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi wroteLibrettoFor Paride ed Elena
Alceste followedBy Paride ed Elena
Paride ed Elena workTitle Paride ed Elena self-link
Christoph notableWork Paride ed Elena
subject surface form: Christoph Willibald Gluck