Armida

Composer: Rossini, Gioachino

Librettist/Text Author: Schmidt, Giovanni Federico

Conductor: Zedda, Alberto

Orchestra: Vlaanderen Opera House Symphony Orchestra, Ghent

Chorus: Vlaanderen Opera House Symphony Chorus, Ghent

Armida: Romeu, Carmen

Astarotte: Bernad, Leonard

Carlo: McPherson, Robert

Eustazio: Smith, Adam

Gernando: McPherson, Robert

Idraote: Bernad, Leonard

Rinaldo: Scala, Enea

Set Designer: Hansen, Julia

Costume Designer: Hansen, Julia

Lighting Designer: Purkrabek, Bernd

Stage Director: Clement, Mariame

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Venue: Vlaamse Opera Antwerp/Ghent

Playing Time: 02:41:53

Catalogue Number: 37763

UPC: 8007144377632

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The Opera Vlaanderen of Antwerp continues its Rossini Cycle under the musical direction of conductor Alberto Zedda, with the rarely performed opera Armida. Armida is clearly a tenor opera par excellence, as there are four tenors among its main roles, here interpreted by Enea Scala, Robert McPherson, Dario Schmunck and the young Adam Smith.

Director Marianne Clement and her customary set designer Julia Hansen have returned to the Opera Vlaanderen after the successful Giasone by Cavalli released by Dynamic. Here they take a critical look of the world of the noble and heroic knightly ideals are cast aside. However, love here turns into a destructive frenzy.