Armida

Armida is one of the most popular opera subjects, especially in the 18th and beginning of the 19th century.

The on the 1575 incurred epic La Gerusalemme Liberata (German Jerusalem Delivered ) by Torquato Tasso based story of the sorceress Armida, which the Crusaders Rinaldo caught holding by their magical powers on their island, inspired numerous versions of the imagination of composers, including:

  • Jean -Baptiste Lully: Armide, 1686
  • George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo, 1710/11
  • Carl Heinrich Graun: Armida, 1751
  • Niccolò Jommelli: Armida abbandonata, 1770
  • Antonio Salieri: Armida, 1771
  • Johann Gottlieb Naumann: Armida, 1773
  • Domenico Cimarosa: L' Armida Immaginaria, 1777
  • Joseph Haydn: Armida, 1783
  • Vincenzo Righini: La Gerusalemme Liberata ossia Armida al campo de Franchi and La Selva incantata, 1803
  • Gioacchino Rossini: Armida, 1817
  • Antonín Dvořák: Armida, 1902 /03
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