Orfeo ed Euridice
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Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck that retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on dramatic simplicity and expressive music.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Orfeo
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Orphée et Eurydice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| balletMusic | Dance of the Blessed Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Wq. 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Amore
NERFINISHED
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Euridice NERFINISHED ⓘ Orfeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Empress Maria Theresa's court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ending | happy ending with Euridice restored ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
dramatic simplicity
ⓘ
expressive music ⓘ |
| FrenchVersionPremiereDate | 1774-08-02 ⓘ |
| FrenchVersionPremierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
opera seria reform
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reform opera ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Orphée et Eurydice (French version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone of operatic reform ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christoph Willibald Gluck's later operas
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opera of the Classical period ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Ranieri de' Calzabigi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernOrfeoVoiceType |
countertenor
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mezzo-soprano ⓘ tenor (French version) ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Classical ⓘ |
| notableAria | Che farò senza Euridice? ⓘ |
| notableChorus | Coro di spiriti beati (Chorus of Blessed Spirits) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent harp writing
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use of trombones in underworld scenes ⓘ |
| originalOrfeoVoiceType | castrato (alto) ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1762-10-05 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformAspect |
greater integration of music and drama
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important role for ballet ⓘ prominent use of chorus ⓘ reduced vocal virtuosity ⓘ |
| setting | Thrace and the Underworld ⓘ |
| structure | recitatives, arias, choruses, and dances ⓘ |
| subject | Orpheus's descent into the Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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faithfulness ⓘ love ⓘ the power of music ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Christoph Willibald Gluck