A tragedy in five acts
Libretto by Philippe Quinault
Music by Lully
(sung In French)
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Leslie Woodgate)
The Boyd Neel Orchestra (Leader, Granville Jones)
Thurston Dart (harpsichord)
CONDUCTED BY EDMOND APPIA
Repetiteur, George Coop
The action takes place in 1099 at the time of the Crusades.
See 'Music Diary,' p. 27
Act 1: Armide's palace
Act 2: A pleasant island