Armida (Gioachino Rossini)
Rossini's take on the story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison.
- Sat 1 May 18:00 BFI IMAX book
This story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvorák. Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Rossini's version, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Tony Award® winner Mary Zimmerman returns to direct this new production of a work she describes as "a buried treasure, a box of jewels." The fanciful and magical tale, Zimmerman says, "has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element."
Conductor Riccardo Frizza
Production Mary Zimmerman
Set & Costume Designer Richard Hudson
Lighting Designer Brian MacDevitt
Choreographer Graciela Daniele
Armida Renée Fleming
Rinaldo Lawrence Brownlee
Goffredo Bruce Ford
Gernando José Manuel Zapata
Carlo Barry Banks
Ubaldo Kobie van Rensburg
Production underwritten by The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund
| Cast | Renée Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, José Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van Rensburg |
| Running time | 4hrs 20min, 2 intervals |
