Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Operatic composer, German by his nationality, French by his place in art (born July 2, 1714, Erasbach, Bavaria, Germany - died November 15, 1787, Vienna, Austria).

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck