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05/03/2011

Rossini's Armida

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From the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Riccardo Frizza conducts Rossini's Armida.

From the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Riccardo Frizza conducts a new production of Rossini's Armida, an epic tale of sorcery at the time of the First Crusade.

Live from the Metropolitan Opera.

Rinaldo is a fierce warrior, determined to play his part in the crusades. But when he encounters Armida, who is on the opposing side, he loses sight of his Christian duties and idles as a lovesick prisoner in her enchanted garden. It is a situation that cannot be allowed to continue.
Renée Fleming and Lawrence Brownlee star in the Met's new production.

Presented by Margaret Juntwait.


Armida ..... Renee Fleming (soprano)
Rinaldo ..... Lawrence Brownlee (tenor)
Goffredo ..... John Osborn (tenor)
Gernando ..... Antonino Siragusa (tenor)
Carlo ..... Barry Banks (tenor)
Ubaldo ..... Kobie van Rensburg (tenor)

Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo Frizza (conductor).

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