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Gluck Collection

"Gluck: A Musical Journey through Time and Luck" Step into the world of Gluck, a renowned composer whose name has echoed through centuries

Background imageGluck Collection: Hat a l'Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck

Hat a l'Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck, and hat a la Colette
FLO4671738 Hat a l'Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck, and hat a la Colette, straw hat decorated with ribbons

Background imageGluck Collection: Stage design for the Opera 'Alceste' by von Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1776

Stage design for the Opera "Alceste" by von Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1776. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageGluck Collection: Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde

Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde
Miss Elizabeth Jenns poses in a green velvet Lanvingown from Albert and Johnson in front of Glucks decorative painting of lilies, on view at the Fine Arts Galleries in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, (1933). Portrait of operatic composer Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) who gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna, and also worked in Paris

Background imageGluck Collection: Theatre de l Opera / Samedi 14 Janvier / 1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography)

Theatre de l Opera / Samedi 14 Janvier / 1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography)
398367 Theatre de l Opera/ Samedi 14 Janvier/1er Bal Masque, 1890 (lithography) by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); JMK Archiv, Bremen

Background imageGluck Collection: 397488

397488 by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; JMK Archiv

Background imageGluck Collection: Louis Vallet, Chalonss / Marne, 1905 (lithography)

Louis Vallet, Chalonss / Marne, 1905 (lithography)
398370 Louis Vallet, Chalons s/Marne, 1905 (lithography) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Louis Vallet, Chalons s/Marne, 35, Rue Carnot)

Background imageGluck Collection: A Gaiety Girl, 1894 (lithography)

A Gaiety Girl, 1894 (lithography)
397462 A Gaiety Girl, 1894 (lithography) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: A Gaiety Girl, Mr. George Edwardes Company and Waterloo & Sons Ltd)

Background imageGluck Collection: Today magazine, 1895 (lithography)

Today magazine, 1895 (lithography)
398371 Today magazine, 1895 (lithography) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Today. A Weekly Magazine Journal Edited by Jermome K. Jerome)

Background imageGluck Collection: Simplicissimus carnival number, 1912 (lithography)

Simplicissimus carnival number, 1912 (lithography)
397485 Simplicissimus carnival number, 1912 (lithography) by Wennerberg, Brynolf (1866-1950); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Title page of number 53 from 1912, Preiss: 50 Pfg); JMK Archiv

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Gluck hands Queen Marie Antoinette the score of the opera

Christoph Willibald Gluck hands Queen Marie Antoinette the score of the opera " Iphigenie in Aulis" at Trianon. Private Collection

Background imageGluck Collection: Opening page of the score of Iphigenie en Tauride by Gluck (print)

Opening page of the score of Iphigenie en Tauride by Gluck (print)
473619 Opening page of the score of Iphigenie en Tauride by Gluck (print) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph von Gluck (gravure)

Christoph von Gluck (gravure)
734107 Christoph von Gluck (gravure) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christoph von Gluck)

Background imageGluck Collection: Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck in a pose from their

Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck in a pose from their
Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck (Gluck Sandor) in a pose from their Geometric Charleston, who will be giving a series of concerts in New York, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageGluck Collection: Rebel Peasants surrounding a knight, from an illustration to Trostspiegel

Rebel Peasants surrounding a knight, from an illustration to Trostspiegel
CHT244941 Rebel Peasants surrounding a knight, from an illustration to Trostspiegel by Petrarch, 1539 (woodcut) by German School

Background imageGluck Collection: Margaret Watts by Gluck

Margaret Watts by Gluck
Portrait of Margaret Watts, daughter of the illustrator Arthur Watts, by Gluck, which was exhibited in a Gluck show at the Fine Art Galleries. Date: 1932

Background imageGluck Collection: Bonnet a l Iphigenie and chapeau a la Colette

Bonnet a l Iphigenie and chapeau a la Colette
Bonnet a l Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck, and chapeau a la Colette, straw hat decorated with ribbons

Background imageGluck Collection: French opera soprano Mme. Gavaudan, 1781-1840

French opera soprano Mme. Gavaudan, 1781-1840
French soprano singer Mme. Gavaudan (Alexandrine-Marie-Agathe Ducamel, 1781-1840) as Margot in Diable a quatre by Christoph Willibald Gluck at the Opera Comique, Paris

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787 (engraving)

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787 (engraving)
3632737 Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787)

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1775

Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1775
3499764 Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1775 by Duplessis, Joseph Siffred (1725-1802); (add.info.: Christoph Willibald Gluck (Erasbach, 1714-Wien, 1787). German opera composer

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787, signature (engraving)

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787, signature (engraving)
3632733 Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787, signature (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, 1714-1787)

Background imageGluck Collection: Gluck, Iphigenie (chromolitho)

Gluck, Iphigenie (chromolitho)
667110 Gluck, Iphigenie (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gluck, Iphigenie. Card published by Guerin-Boutron, c 1900)

Background imageGluck Collection: Salon de 1849, Peinture, Une Scene de l enfance de Gluck (engraving)

Salon de 1849, Peinture, Une Scene de l enfance de Gluck (engraving)
3644521 Salon de 1849, Peinture, Une Scene de l enfance de Gluck (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon de 1849, Peinture)

Background imageGluck Collection: Costume for a Fury in Iphigenia in Tauris and several other operas

Costume for a Fury in Iphigenia in Tauris and several other operas
STC94435 Costume for a Fury in Iphigenia in Tauris and several other operas, engraved by Rene Gaillard (c.1710-90) c.1780 (engraving) by Martin

Background imageGluck Collection: Costume for a demon in Armide, Psyche and several other operas

Costume for a demon in Armide, Psyche and several other operas
STC94434 Costume for a demon in Armide, Psyche and several other operas, engraved by the artist, c.1780 (coloured engraving) by Martin

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787)

Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787). (engraving)
814180 Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787). (engraving) by German School

Background imageGluck Collection: Orpheus and Eurydice, Act IV scene i (gravure)

Orpheus and Eurydice, Act IV scene i (gravure)
666896 Orpheus and Eurydice, Act IV scene i (gravure) by Dodge, William de Leftwich (1867-1935) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus and Eurydice, Act IV scene i)

Background imageGluck Collection: Boy blacksmith making golden horseshoes for New Year luck. Postcard sent on 31 December 1913

Boy blacksmith making golden horseshoes for New Year luck. Postcard sent on 31 December 1913
660051 Boy blacksmith making golden horseshoes for New Year luck. Postcard sent on 31 December 1913. by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Background imageGluck Collection: Gluck (engraving)

Gluck (engraving)
6005531 Gluck (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gluck. Illustration for Dictionnaire du Theatre by Arthur Pougin (Alcide Picard et Kaan)

Background imageGluck Collection: Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787)

Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787) (engraving)
814183 Christoph Willibald Gluck, German opera composer of the early classical period (1714-1787) (engraving) by German School

Background imageGluck Collection: Phrenology, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Phrenology, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999533 Phrenology, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageGluck Collection: Portrait of Gluck, 1781. Creator: Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Portrait of Gluck, 1781. Creator: Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Portrait of Gluck, 1781

Background imageGluck Collection: GLUCK / ORPHEE, PARIS

GLUCK / ORPHEE, PARIS
Delna as Orfeo at the Opera- Comique, Paris, is appalled at the loss of Eurydice : originally sung by a castrato, the role of Orfeo is generally now taken by a female singer

Background imageGluck Collection: PALACE CONCERT PROGRAMME

PALACE CONCERT PROGRAMME
Programme of a concert at Buckingham Palace featuring music by Beethoven, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Boito, Gluck, Jules Cohen, Benedict and Meyerbeer Date: 29 June 1880

Background imageGluck Collection: Gluck, (1714-1787), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Gluck, (1714-1787), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gluck, 1830. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) German composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period who moved to Paris in November 1773

Background imageGluck Collection: Georg Friedrich Haendel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Joachim Quantz

Georg Friedrich Haendel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Joachim Quantz, Christoph Willibald Gluck and Niccolo J. Private Collection

Background imageGluck Collection: Set design for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Ch. Gluck, 1911

Set design for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Ch. Gluck, 1911. Private Collection

Background imageGluck Collection: Set design for the Opera Armide by Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1824

Set design for the Opera Armide by Christoph Willibald Gluck, 1824. Private Collection

Background imageGluck Collection: Pauline Viardot as Orfeo in the opera Orpheo ed Euridice by Ch, Gluck, 1890

Pauline Viardot as Orfeo in the opera Orpheo ed Euridice by Ch, Gluck, 1890
Pauline Viardot as Orfeo in the opera Orpheo ed Euridice by Ch. Gluck, 1890. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow

Background imageGluck Collection: Gluck. 1895

Gluck. 1895. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), German opera composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume V by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895]

Background imageGluck Collection: Portrait of the composer Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (1714-1787), 1775

Portrait of the composer Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (1714-1787), 1775. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageGluck Collection: Buildings Oelsnitz Erzgeb. 1913 Erzgebirgskreis

Buildings Oelsnitz Erzgeb. 1913 Erzgebirgskreis
Buildings in Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. 1913, Erzgebirgskreis, Oelsnitz, Gluck, Auf, Strasze, Germany

Background imageGluck Collection: Pierrot has good luck and bad

Pierrot has good luck and bad
Heurs et Malheurs de Calino-Pierrot (Gluck und Ungluck des guten Michels) -- a Pierrot character experiencing good and bad luck in various situations. (2 of 2) 19th century

Background imageGluck Collection: Glucks Armide

Glucks Armide
Mademoiselle Maillard in the role of Armide, an enchantress whose hobby is seducing Crusaders. She adds the hero Renaud to her list of victims, but only by using magic. Date: first performed 1777

Background imageGluck Collection: Gluck / Iphigenie En T

Gluck / Iphigenie En T
Rose Caron as Iphigenia in a Paris production, at the Theatre National de l Opera- Comique, 1900 Date: first performed 1779

Background imageGluck Collection: Cw Gluck / Anon Eng

Cw Gluck / Anon Eng
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK German composer Date: 1714 - 1787

Background imageGluck Collection: Cw Gluck / Duplessis

Cw Gluck / Duplessis
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK German musician and composer Date: 1714 - 1787

Background imageGluck Collection: Clara Butt / St Paul 1894

Clara Butt / St Paul 1894
Clara Butt, singer, in the role of Orfeo in Glucks Orfeo ed Euridice Date: 1894



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"Gluck: A Musical Journey through Time and Luck" Step into the world of Gluck, a renowned composer whose name has echoed through centuries. Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, born in 1933, left an indelible mark on the world of music with his extraordinary compositions. Pierrot, a beloved character known for his whimsical nature, experiences both good luck and bad within the realms of Gluck's melodies. The Theatre de l'Opera witnessed this enchanting dance between fortune and misfortune during its grand Bal Masque on Saturday 14th January in 1890. The lithography by Louis Vallet from Chalonss / Marne in 1905 captures the essence of Gluck's artistry. It transports us to a time when A Gaiety Girl graced the stage in 1894, captivating audiences with her charm and grace. In another lithograph from Today magazine in 1895, we catch a glimpse of Simplicissimus carnival number from 1912. These vibrant illustrations bring to life the joyous spirit that resonated during Gluck's era. One cannot forget the moment when Christoph Willibald Gluck himself presented Queen Marie Antoinette with his opera score. This historic encounter forever etched their names together as icons of their respective fields. As we turn each page of Iphigenie en Tauride's score print – an opening page adorned with intricate details – we are transported back to an era where musical masterpieces were meticulously crafted by hand. A gravure featuring Christoph von Gluck reminds us of his enduring legacy that continues to inspire musicians around the globe even today. His genius transcends time and connects generations through harmonious melodies that touch our souls. Lastly, Felicia Sorel and Senia Gluck strike a pose reminiscent of their theatrical prowess captured for eternity.