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Summary:

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.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by Deborah Voigt
• Sinfonia and opening credits
• Lieto, ridente oltre l'usato
• Ah! no: sia questo
• Arditi, all'ire
• Si, guerrieri
• Germano, a te richiede
• Signor, tanto il tuo nome
• Sventurata! or che mi resta
• Or che farò?
• German, se togli al campo
• Per me propizio il fato
• Cedei, guerrieri, è ver
• Opportuna è la scelta
• Non soffrirò l'offesa
• E questi son gli allori
• Viva Rinaldo!
• Sorte ci arride
• Principessa, sei tu!
• Amor, possente nome!

• Vacilla a quegli accenti
• Ah! non poss'io resistere
• Ecco il guerriero, il duce
• Se pari agli accenti"
• Che terribile momento!
• Deh! se cara a te son io
• Vieni, o duce, punisci l'errore
• Amica la sorte, Un astro di sangue
• Deborah Voigt interview with Renée Fleming
• Introduction to Act II
• Alla voce d'Armida possente
• Sovr'umano poterre
• Di ferro e fiamme cint
• Ebben, l'istante è giunto
• Dove son io!
• Mio ben, questa che premi
• No: d'Amor la reggia è questa
• Canzoni amorose
• D'Amore al dolce impero
• Ballo. Marziale
• Andante
• Allegro moderato
• Vivace - Tutto spira d'Armida all'aspetto
• Come l'aurette placide
• Oh quanto, amico
• T'inganni ; Qui tutto è calma
• Fuggite, inferni mostri
• Soavi catene
• O mio Rinaldo
• Amico, inoltra il piè
• In quale aspetto imbelle
• Vedi qual reo governo
• Dov'è, dove si cela?
• Sia lode al ciel
• Ed è pur vero?
• Se al mio crudel
• Dove son io?
• Fuggì!
• E' ver
• gode quest anima
• Bows and closing credits.

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Author/Creator:

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 , composer

Contributors:

Fleming, Renée , performer

Brownlee, Lawrence , performer

Banks, Barry , performer

Osborn, John (Tenor) , performer

Van Rensburg, Kobie , performer

Frizza, Riccardo, 1971- , conductor

Zimmerman, Mary , director

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

Italian
English
French
German
Portuguese
Spanish

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian; English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles.

Main Work:

Armida [by Rossini, G.]

Subjects:

Operas

Genres:

Operas

Internet videos

Online media

Performers:

Renée Fleming ; Lawrence Brownlee ; Barry Banks ; John Osborn ; Kobie van Rensburg ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Riccardo Frizza, conductor.

Production Credits:

Director, Mary Zimmerman.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Recorded live 2010 the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
Description based on: Vendor-supplied metadata.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 51 min., 44 sec.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

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Universal Product Code: 811357013694

OCLC Numbers:

859396272