Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! If you are enjoying season 4 so far, please rate and like the podcast on whatever platform you listen to and share it with a friend! Today, we’re diving into one of the most pivotal figures in 18th-century music — Christoph Willibald Gluck — and how his revolutionary ideas helped redefine what opera could be.

Music mentioned in this episode:

Orfeo ed Euridice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iakrY83yCv4

Alceste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDFnGqG7qt8

Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynWWcHC754I