Armida - Gioachino Rossini May 1, 2010

Armida Gioachino Rossini, Presented by The Met Opera 09-10: Live in HD!This mythical story of a sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison has inspired operatic settings by a multitude of composers, including Gluck, Haydn, and Dvork. Renee Fleming stars in the title role of Rossinis 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; Renee Fleming, Lawrence Brownlee, Bruce Ford, Jose Manuel Zapata, Barry Banks, Kobie van RensburgApproximate running time 4 hours 20 minutes / 2 intermissions