In the 18th century, Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe (except France), attracting foreign composers such as Handel. Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera, until Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his reform operas in the 1760s.
1 The average temperature in Amsterdam in August is very mild at 17.5 Â°C (63.5 Â°F). 2  Afternoons can be really warm with average high temperatures reaching 22 Â°C (71.6 Â°F).  Overnight temperatures are generally mild with an average low of 13 Â°C (55.4 Â°F).
Averages for Amsterdam in April. Temperatures rise significantly during a typical April in Amsterdam, with an average maximum temperature of 12 degrees, while the temperature typically falls to 4 degrees overnight.arm dry sunny spells are more likely in April than during winter and early spring, although the day-to-day weather is still often changeable and dominated by oceanic influences. There is also a slight chance of seeing snow if your stay coincides with a bl...