Calzabigi

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Calzabigi is the surname of Ranieri de’ Calzabigi, an 18th-century Italian poet and librettist known for his influential collaborations with composer Christoph Willibald Gluck in reforming opera.

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Ranieri de' Calzabigi 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian poet
librettist
person
associatedWith Christoph Willibald Gluck's opera reforms
Viennese court opera
birthCountry Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED
birthDate 1714-12-23
birthPlace Livorno NERFINISHED
citizenship Italy
collaboratedWith Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED
collaborationPeriod 1760s
deathCountry Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
deathDate 1795-07-05
deathPlace Naples NERFINISHED
employer Habsburg court in Vienna NERFINISHED
era 18th century
familyName Calzabigi NERFINISHED
genre opera libretto
poetry
givenName Ranieri NERFINISHED
influenced development of opera in the Classical era
knownFor collaborations with Christoph Willibald Gluck
reform of opera seria
language Italian
movement opera reform
nationality Italian
notableWork Alceste NERFINISHED
Orfeo ed Euridice NERFINISHED
Paride ed Elena NERFINISHED
occupation civil servant
librettist
poet
reformFocus dramatic coherence in opera
integration of music and drama
simplification of opera seria conventions
residence Naples NERFINISHED
Paris
Vienna
wroteLibrettoFor Alceste NERFINISHED
Orfeo ed Euridice NERFINISHED
Paride ed Elena NERFINISHED

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