To prevent the capture of Jerusalem by the knights of the First Crusade, The Prince of Darkness has sent the enchantress Armida into the world to seduce the Christian heroes and turn them from their ...

Tyrese Byrd as Ubaldo, Botond Pál as Rinaldo, and Emily Helenbrook as the title character in Opera Neo’s “Armida.” (Photo courtesy Gary Payne Photography) What was it about the story of Armida and ...

Donald Macleod looks at the final chapter of Haydn's operatic career, with excerpts from Armida, a tale of love and sorcery set in the Middle Ages, and Orfeo ed Euridice, a version of the Orpheus myth ...

The composer considered Armida his finest opera. Conductor Antony Walker and the Orchestra of the Antipodes’ polished, well-balanced accompaniment vindicated Haydn’s judgment. Their shrewd tempo and ...