The Manoel Theatre is staging a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s opera Armida in March. First performed in November 1817, the opera tells the tale of the Saracen sorceress Armida, who uses her ...

Last Saturday I returned from my early errands to find a mid-morning message on the phone from my uncle, who by happy coincidence also lives in Ithaca, New York a few miles from my house.: “Lump Lump, ...

A recurring phrase in Rossini’s Armida, about a sorceress and her ill-fated love for a Christian soldier during the Crusades, A recurring phrase in Rossini’s Armida, about a sorceress and her ...

"We are staging this highly challenging opera expressly for Renée Fleming, who has the extraordinarily rare artistic qualities - both vocally and dramatically - to meet the requirements of such a ...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) composed the opera Armida in Naples and it was premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo on 11 May 1817, marking the inauguration of the newly built theatre after it had been ...

Mounting the company premiere of Rossini’s “Armida” at the Metropolitan Opera this season would almost seem to be an act of defiance. It’s an opera that calls for six tenors — when even one Met-worthy ...

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – Rinaldo ed il mago di Ascalona – Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain. In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly give their ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — It takes six tenors and one phenomenal soprano to perform Gioachino Rossini’s “Armida,” which helps explain why the Metropolitan Opera didn’t get around to mounting this glorious ...

It is standard operating procedure for a world-class opera company like the Metropolitan Opera to mount a sumptuous new production to showcase a world-class diva. Therefore, it's no surprise that this ...

Renée Fleming and Lawrence Brownlee star in Rossini's "Armida," which runs at the Met through May 15. The Met’s first production of Rossini’s supernatural opera “Armida” was supposed to be a showcase ...