| Nationality: | German |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
July 2, 1714 — Erasbach |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Nov. 15, 1787 — Vienna |
| Near Family: | Wife: Marianna Pergin (m. 1750) |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Early on, he lived and worked in Prague, Vienna and Milan; he later lived in London and Paris before finally returning to Vienna in 1779. |
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Vocation (including composition): |
As a younger man, he was a teacher, violinist, cellist and chamber musician. Later on, he mostly conducted performances of his own works, in addition to writing commisioned pieces. |
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His most famous operas are La Clemenzadi Tito(1752), Alceste(1767) and Iphigenie en Tauride(1779), in addition to the ballet Don Juan(1761). |
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Interesting Facts: |
For several years before his death, Gluck was an invalid. |
