Gluck’s Melody of Destiny In the heart of Vienna, where music danced through the air like whispers from the heavens, a young composer named Christoph Willibald Gluck sat by candlelight, lost in the depths of creation. He was no ordinary musician—his heart beat not just for sound, but for revolution. Gluck dreamed of opera that spoke to the soul, unchained from the rigid traditions of the past. He saw music as a storyteller, not a mere spectacle for the elite. The court and critics scoffed at his

From Lyric Opera of Chicago, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera based on the famous Greek myth, Fri, Jan 18 at 9/8c on PBS. | Great Performances l PBS