Armide is an opera in five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The libretto by Philippe Quinault is based on Torquato Tasso 's poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).

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Feb 9, 2019 · Court and public applauded – and Armide had a spectacular success. It was part of the French repertoire for 80 years, staged throughout Europe, and was the only Lully opera performed in …

Armide, LWV 71 (Lully, Jean-Baptiste) ... Performances Recordings (1) Commercial 💿 (0) Accompaniments (0) Synthesized/MIDI (8)

Armide examines the conflict between the Muslim and Christian worlds during the First Crusade of 1099 A.D. and relates that conflict in an utterly human story. Despite the exoticism and magic, the climax …

In a square in Damascus the sorceress Armida (Armide) receives praise for having beguiled and captured a band of crusaders. However, she has been eluded by Rinaldo (Renaud), the most …

Armide furieuse vient poignarder son ennemi: à son aspect, elle hésite, elle se laisse attendrir, le poignard lui tombe des mains ; elle oublie tous ses projets de vengeance, et n’oublie pas un seul …