Haydn - Armida (Bartoli and Harnoncourt) torrent

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Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Armida
Dramma Eroico in Tre Atti.


Performed by: Cecilia Bartoli (Armida);
Christopher Pregardien (Rinaldo);
Patricia Petibon (Zelmira);
Oliver Widmer (Idreno);
Scot Weir (Ubaldo);
Markus Schäfer (Clotarco);
Concentus Musicus Wien [Vienna], dir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt



Armida is a beautiful enchantress in Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, who bewitched Rinaldo, one of the Crusaders, by her charms, as Circe did Ulysses, and who in turn, when the spell was broken, overpowered her by his love and persuaded her to become a Christian. The "Armida Palace" in which she enchanted Rinaldo has become a synonym for any merely visionary but enchanting palace of pleasure.



Armida as an Opera:

The Armida story was set by several composers, including Lully, Handel, Gluck, Salieri, Jommelli, Josef Mysliveček, Sacchini, Haydn, Rossini and Dvořák. The setting by Dvořák was to be his last opera, beautifully orchestrated and reminiscent tonally to Rusalka in places, though, with a decidedly eastern feel.


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