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Why were London theatres closed before Christoph Willibald Gluck arrived in England?
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Gluck, detail of a painting by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1775; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Before Christoph Willibald Gluck arrived in England in 1745, all theatres in London were closed due to the political chaos caused by the Stuart rising. Once the situation in the country calmed, theatrical activities were able to recommence.1