Lully - The Tragedy of Armide
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Label: Naxos - Opera
Cat No: 866020910
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 29th September 2008
Contents
Artists
Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)Robert Getchell (tenor)
Francois Loup (bass)
William Sharp (baritone)
Ann Monoyios (soprano)
Opera Lafayette
Conductor
Ryan BrownWorks
ArmideArtists
Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)Robert Getchell (tenor)
Francois Loup (bass)
William Sharp (baritone)
Ann Monoyios (soprano)
Opera Lafayette
Conductor
Ryan BrownAbout
Though not his final composition, Armide was Lully’s last complete tragédie en musique and the last work he wrote in collaboration with librettist Philippe Quinault. It was an instant and enduring success: a crowd-pleaser at its initial production and a perennial favourite of audiences and critics in the eighteenth century.
The Opera Lafayette Opera and Chorus is a Washington ensemble devoted to music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Cast:
- Armide: Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)
- Renaud: Robert Getchell (tenor)
- Hidraot; Ubalde: François Loup (bass)
- Artémidore; La Haine: William Sharp (baritone)
- Phénice; Lucinde: Ann Monoyios (soprano)
“Brown led his small, supple orchestra and sweetly blended chorus with authority, dramatic intensity and welling musicanship....the outstanding performance of the afternoon was that of mezzo-soprano Stephanie Houtzeel in the role of Armide. It would be a cliche to say she was "larger than life" and, in fact, she seemed something even more elemental. At its best, her Armide seemed life itself, with its messy joys, sorrows, hungers and contradictions, and the role was sung with all the ardor, intelligence and vocal luster at Houtzeel's command, which was plenty. This was the sort of daring, impassioned performance that can make a career.” - The Washington Post’s review of the concert performance
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