Rossini: Armida (2017)

Stage director Mariame Clément takes a critical look at the Crusades with her 2015 production of Rossini’s rarely-performed Armida. Premiered on November 11, 1817 at Naples’s Teatro di San Carlo, the three-act opera tells the tale of a cunning sorceress who manipulates a group of knights defending Jerusalem to abandon their posts and cast aside their noble and heroic ideals.

Date of release

2017-01-13

Runtime

2h 41m

Casting

• Carmen Romeu
• Enea Scala
• Robert McPherson
• Dario Schmunck
• Leonard Bernad
• Adam Smith

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