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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Calzabigi canonical 2

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

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Ranieri de' Calzabigi → familyName → Calzabigi ⓘ
subject linked to: Calzabigi