[LRflex] Re: An ice-cold stroll around Bremen...
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:37:41 +0100
Fascinating family background Jeff!
At least one of C.W. Glucks operas, possibly his last, is still a firm
favourite in opera houses in Germany - "Iphigenie auf Tauris".
Cheers
Douglas
On 29.01.2010 08:35, Jeffrey L. T. Gluck wrote:
>
> Now that you mention Bremerhaven, I remember stories about ancestors who
> were merchant seamen. Sadly, my grandparents are all dead and my
> octogenarian father's memory sketchy.
>
> My father's paternal line is descended from the operatic composer
> Christoph Willibald Ritter Graf von Glück, whose family came from the
> forests on the Bavarian-Bohemian border in the 16th century. Old
> Christoph was the toast of Vienna, was Marie Antoinette's music teacher,
> honoured by the Pope with the Golden Spur, but his star was sadly
> eclipsed by his younger rival, Mozart. (Christoph was a friend and
> promoter of Mozart's archenemy, Solari.) Whereas Mozart was a true child
> progeny, Christoph had to work at his craft. They were the "rock stars"
> of their day, I suppose!
>
> I hope to get back to Germany in a few years when my 3¼-year-old
> daughter is older and can appreciate the visit. There will be many, many
> pictures to take of the Fatherland!
>
> Jeff Gluck
>
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