Heroic drama in three acts. Music by Joseph Haydn. Libretto from various sources
Sixth in a series of Haydn operas presented by the European Broadcasting Union
Haydn's last opera composed for Esterhaza returns to the seria type to tell a story from the crusades.
Continuo:
ANTAL DORATI (harpsichord) PABLO LOERKENS (cello) FRANCIS MARCELLIN
(double-bass), LAUSANNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by ANTAL DORATI
1.5* Interval Reading
3.15* Armida. Act 2