Though Gluck wrote no operas in German, his example influenced the German school of opera, particularly Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner, whose concept of music drama was not so far removed from Gluck's own.
Iako Gluck nije napisao ni jednu operu na njemačkom jeziku, njegovo je djelovanje ipak snažno utjecalo na njemačku školu opere, pogotovo na stvaralaštvo Carla Marie von Webera i Richarda Wagnera, čije je poimanje glazbene drame bilo vrlo slično Gluckovom.