Classical Music Pages essay from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music includes portrait and details of changes in opera during his life.

Biography, key works, timeline, recommended recordings, quotes, and suggested further resources from Humanities Web.

Biography noting his escape from his father's disapproval, portraits, partial discography, notable works, and related material from theHere Of A Sunday Morning radio program.

Find A Grave entry of the composer's tomb with biographical background and links to others buried in the cemetery.

Filmography listing movies and television programs based upon or otherwise using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Message board and live chat about his life and works.

Vocal works, some with German, French, or Italian texts, a few also with English translations. From the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.

Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of music. Some of his works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages.

Brief biography, caricature, and summaries of his operatic and balletic music with Naxos discography.

Biography tracing his progression from Bohemia through much of Europe, showing his collaborators, noting his influence on opera, and providing a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Links, recommended recordings and books, new and forthcoming recordings, music editions and pictures of Gluck.

John Louis Miller translation of the E. T. A. Hoffmann story of a series of encounters with the composer. If the date is correct then the story is a fabrication; however, it gives insight into Gluck's later life. [PDF]