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).
The average temperature in Amsterdam in June is very mild at 16 Â°C (60.8 Â°F). Afternoons can be warm with average high temperatures reaching 21 Â°C (69.8 Â°F). Overnight temperatures are generally quite mild with an average low of 11 Â°C (51.8 Â°F). In June the variation/ range of diurnal mean temperatures is 10 Â°C (18 Â°F).