He is most famous for that opera, which was parodied by Offenbach and ends with Amore reuniting the two title characters even after one sends the other back to Hades by turning to look at her.
This composer collaborated with the poet Calzabigi on works like Paride ed Elena and Don Juan and began his career with the opera Artaserse. He reused music from his ballet Semiramis in an opera set to Nicolas-François Guillard's first libretto, which itself was an adaptation of a Euripides play. Another of this man's works includes the mournful aria "Che fero" and the ballet The (*) Dance of the Blessed Spirits. He is most famous for that opera, which was parodied by Offenbach and ends with Amore reuniting the two title characters even after one sends the other back to Hades by turning to look at her. For 10 points, name this composer of reform operas like Iphigénie en Tauride and Orfeo ed Eurydice.
This composer collaborated with the poet Calzabigi on works like Paride ed Elena and Don Juan and began his career with the opera Artaserse.
Christoph Willibald {Gluck}