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, ...

In April of 2010 the Metropolitan Opera mounted the company premiere production of Rossini's opera Armida starring American soprano Renée Fleming in the title role. Fleming had previously triumphed at ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — It took 193 years for Rossini’s “Armida” to make it to the Metropolitan Opera but only nine months for its first revival. Soprano Renee Fleming and five of the six tenors who sang ...

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 ...

Trying to find 'Rossini Armida' at home? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. In the US ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Anthony Tommasini Renée Fleming has always made very particular and personal choices of operatic roles. Over the years, the managers ...

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 work for 193 years.

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 ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Opera & beyond. "We are staging this highly challenging opera expressly for Renée Fleming, who has the extraordinarily rare artistic qualities - both vocally and ...