Rossini: Armida

Synopsis

It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s drama, designed by Richard Hudson and with choreography by Graciela Daniele, provides the perfect setting for superstar Renée Fleming’s captivating performance of the title role. A beautiful but evil sorceress in the times of the Crusades, Armida sets out to regain the love of the Frankish knight Rinaldo (Lawrence Brownlee) by putting her magical spells on him. She at first succeeds to draw him into her web of sorcery, but ultimately divine intervention—and his fellow soldiers—free Rinaldo from his enchantment—much to the vengeful fury of Armida and her demons.

Main Cast

Renée Fleming

Armida

Age : 65 | Popularity : 8%

Lawrence Brownlee

Rinaldo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

John Osborn

Goffredo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Barry Banks

Gernando / Carlo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kobie van Rensburg

Ubaldo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yeghishe Manucharyan

Eustazio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Keith Miller

Astarotte

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Peter Volpe

Idraote

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Matiki Anoff Nancy McNamara
	Costume Design	Richard Hudson
Directing	Director	Gary Halvorson Mary Zimmerman
Production	Executive Producer	Peter Gelb
	Producer	Louisa Briccetti Victoria Warivonchik
	Supervising Producer	Mia Bongiovanni Elena Park
Sound	Original Music Composer	Gioacchino Rossini
	Music Producer	Jay David Saks
	Conductor	Riccardo Frizza
	Sound Supervisor	Bill King
Crew	Choreographer	Graciela Daniele
	Poem	Torquato Tasso
	Dramaturgy	Paul Cremo
	Technical Supervisor	Ron Washburn
	Associate Choreographer	Daniel Pelzig
Art	Set Designer	Richard Hudson
	Production Design	Mary Zimmerman
Writing	Writer	Giovanni Schmidt
Lighting	Lighting Design	Brian MacDevitt
Department	Role	Name

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