It is a rare opera indeed that calls for one soprano diva and no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman’s fanciful production of Rossini’s drama, designed by Richard Hudson and with choreography by Graciela Daniele, provides the perfect setting for superstar Renée Fleming’s captivating performance of the title role. A beautiful but evil sorceress in the times of the Crusades, Armida sets out to regain the love of the Frankish knight Rinaldo (Lawrence Brownlee) by putting her magical spells on him. She at first succeeds to draw him into her web of sorcery, but ultimately divine intervention—and his fellow soldiers—free Rinaldo from his enchantment—much to the vengeful fury of Armida and her demons.
Unfortunately the movie Rossini: Armida is not yet available on HBO Max.
Crew | Torquato Tasso | Poem |
Sound | Gioacchino Rossini | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
Directing | Mary Zimmerman | Director |
Writing | Giovanni Schmidt | Writer |
Sound | Riccardo Frizza | Conductor |
Art | Mary Zimmerman | Production Design |
Art | Richard Hudson | Set Designer |
Crew | Graciela Daniele | Choreographer |
Crew | Daniel Pelzig | Associate Choreographer |
Lighting | Brian MacDevitt | Lighting Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Richard Hudson | Costume Design |
Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
Crew | Paul Cremo | Dramaturgy |
Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Nancy McNamara | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |
Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |