Christoph Willibald Gluck - La rencontre imprévue - Ouverture

Picture: Giulio Rosati - Harem Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (2 July 1714 -- 15 November 1787) was an opera composer of the early classical period. Work: La rencontre imprévue, ou Les pèlerins de la Mecque Wq. 32, opéra comique in three acts, first performance 7 January 1764, Burgtheater, Wien. Libretto: L. H. Dancourt after A. R. Lesage and D’Orneval Les pèlerins de la Mecque. Ouverture Orchestra: Concerto Köln