Gluck, Christoph Willibald: Music to ''Soliman second, ou Les Trois Sultanes'' -Comédie (Laxenburg 1765)-

The critical edition presents the music to the verse comedy ''Soliman second, ou Les Trois Sultanes'' by Charles-Simon Favart (1710╩1792), which was performed before the Viennese courtly audience in the Schlosstheater Laxenburg bythe French troupe of the Burgtheater on 18 May 1765. This is the first time that Gluck’s music to the Favartian comedy has appeared in print.
A popular comedy which in particular was known for its exotic colour, ''Solimansecond'' quickly made its mark on many Europea