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Christoph Willibald Gluck, an Uncommon card
Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 65,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Christoph Willibald Gluck quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Christoph Willibald Gluck card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
There he brought about the ______ reform of opera's dramaturgical practices for which many intellectuals had been campaigning.
Answer
practical. There he brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices for which many intellectuals had been campaigning. From the Christoph Willibald Gluck article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
With a series of radical new works in the ____s, among them Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste, he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian opera seria had enjoyed for much of the century.
Answer
1760s. With a series of radical new works in the 1760s, among them Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste, he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian opera seria had enjoyed for much of the century. From the Christoph Willibald Gluck article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Martin Luther and antisemitism. Martin Luther and antisemitism 83 · Alvar Aalto 79 · Christoph Willibald Gluck 76 · Millicent Fawcett 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court in Vienna.
- There he brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices for which many intellectuals had been campaigning.
- With a series of radical new works in the 1760s, among them Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste, he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian opera seria had enjoyed for much of the century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Christoph Willibald Gluck article was read about 65,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Christoph Willibald Gluck (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
