Gluck WV 46
E521209
Gluck WV 46 is the catalogue designation for Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera "Iphigénie en Tauride," a landmark work of 18th-century operatic reform.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| acts | 4 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Iphigenia in Tauris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation | WV 46 ⓘ |
| composer | Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre |
opera seria reform
ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ ensembles ⓘ overture ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| influenced | later French grand opera ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French tragédie lyrique tradition ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Nicolas-François Guillard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | opera reform ⓘ |
| notableFor | landmark work of 18th-century operatic reform ⓘ |
| orchestration | classical orchestra with prominent chorus ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Paris Opéra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1779-05-18 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Tauris ⓘ |
| style | through-composed dramatic continuity ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythology
NERFINISHED
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Iphigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | Antiquity (mythological setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Iphigénie en Tauride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workNumberingSystem | Gluck Werkverzeichnis (WV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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