Christoph Willibald Gluck vs Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Compare the life timelines of Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1729 to 1781.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
- — Born in Erasbach, Upper Palatinate Verified
- — Studied and worked as a musician in Prague Verified
- — Premiere of his first opera, Artaserse, in Milan Verified
- — Visited London and met Handel Verified
- — Married Maria Anna Bergin in Vienna Verified
- — Settled in Vienna as a court composer Verified
- — Knighted with the Order of the Golden Spur Verified
- — Premiere of the reform opera Orfeo ed Euridice Verified
- — Premiere of Iphigénie en Aulide in Paris Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781)
- — Born in Kamenz, Saxony Verified
- — Studied theology and medicine at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Worked as a critic and freelance writer in Berlin Verified
- — Premiere of Miss Sara Sampson, the first German domestic tragedy Verified
- — Published Laocoön, a landmark essay on the limits of painting and poetry Verified
- — Became dramaturg of the Hamburg National Theatre Verified
- — Appointed librarian of the ducal library at Wolfenbüttel Verified
- — Married Eva König Verified
- — Published Nathan the Wise, a plea for religious tolerance Verified
- — Died in Braunschweig at age 52 Verified