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'ARMIDE'

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A tragedy In five acts
Libretto by Philippe Quinault
Music by Lully
(sung in French)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
The Boyd Neeil Orchestra (Leader, Granville Jonee )
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
CONDUCTED BY EDMOND APPIA
Repetiteur, George Coop
The action takes place in 1099 at the time of the Crusades
Act. 1: Armide's palace Act 2: A pleasant island

Contributors

Unknown:
Philippe Quinault
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
Granville Jonee
Harpsichord:
Thurston Dart
Conducted By:
Edmond Appia
Armide, an enchantress:
Suzanne Danco
La Haine (the fury Hate):
Janet Howe
Renaud, a crusader:
Richard Lewis
Hidraot, king of Damascus, uncle to Armide:
Andre Vessières
Ubalde:
Camille Maurane
Artemidore:
Camille Maurane
The Danish Knight:
Lloyd Strauss-Smith
Anonte:
Ronald Evane
Sidonie:
Jennifer Vyvyan
Lucinde:
Jennifer Vyvyan
Phénice:
Marion Studholme
A shepherdess:
Marion Studholme
A naiad:
Elizabeth Eriksson
A happy lover:
John Kentish
Source: Radio Times

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