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).
Home | Visitors Guide | Weather | Amsterdam weather in March. DutchAmsterdam.nl â March in Amsterdam, as in all of the Netherlands, is characterized by erratic weather. Indeed, the old joke that Holland has four seasons a day is more likely to make sense in March than in any other month. Sunshine (and jackets) on the terrace of CafÃ© ât Loosje, at Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam.