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 September. It is during the month of September that the weather begins to change in Amsterdam. First, September is typically one of the wettest month of the year due to the westerly winds becoming prominent. However, not all Septembers fall into this pattern as some are relatively dry, if the winds come from the European continent.