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.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Ranieri de' Calzabigi | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian poet
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librettist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christoph Willibald Gluck's opera reforms
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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
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Ranieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of opera in the Classical era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Christoph Willibald Gluck
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reform of opera seria ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| movement | opera reform ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alceste
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Orfeo ed Euridice NERFINISHED ⓘ Paride ed Elena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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librettist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| reformFocus |
dramatic coherence in opera
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integration of music and drama ⓘ simplification of opera seria conventions ⓘ |
| residence |
Naples
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| wroteLibrettoFor |
Alceste
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Orfeo ed Euridice NERFINISHED ⓘ Paride ed Elena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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