Fusing the traditions of Italian opera and the French national genre into a new synthesis , Gluck wrote eight operas for the Parisian stages .
The strong influence of French opera in these works encouraged Gluck to move to Paris , which he did in November 1773 .
Fusing the traditions of Italian opera and the French national genre into a new synthesis , Gluck wrote eight operas for the Paris stages .
The strong influence of French opera in these works encouraged Gluck to move to Paris , which he did in November 1773 .