Name: Armide
Start: 2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Lillian Piercey Concert Hall

Organization

Halifax Summer Opera Festival

Conductor

Melissa Doiron

Stage director

David Mosey

Nina Scott-Stoddart

Choreographer

Andrew Pelrine

Pianist

Giancarlo Scalia

Chorus master

Maureen Batt

Costume designer

Soprano

Megan Cullen

Armide

Agnès Ménard

Tenor

Colin Frotten

Renaud

Vivien Illion

Phenica

Claire Hartlen

Sidonie

Joanna Loepp Thiessen

Mezzo-soprano

Sarah Storms

La Haine

Joelle Kontos

Baritone

MarKo Hubert

Ubalde

Fraincis

Armide -  (Armida)

Halifax

Canada

Lillian Piercey Concert Hall

Armide Gluck

Public

Armida

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Set designer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Singer

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

In 1777, the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, who was living and working in Paris, daringly decided to set Quinault’s libretto for Armide to music. It was daring, because the last composer who set this libretto was the immortal Lully, and with this choice Gluck was basically throwing down the gauntlet to claim mastery over French opera.

The original story is set in Syria during the Crusades. The sorceress Armide, along with the citizens of Damascus, hope to overcome the knight Renaud and his followers. She manages to ensnare her enemy with her magic spells, but, at the moment she raises her dagger to kill him, she finds herself falling in love with him. Armide casts a spell to Renaud him love her in return. Upon returning to her castle, she cannot bear that Renaud’s love is only the work of enchantment. She calls on the Goddess of Hate to restore her hatred for Renaud, but fails to escape from her feelings of love for him. The Goddess condemns Armide to eternal love. Before Armide can return to Renaud, two of his fellow soldiers overcome Armide’s enchantments, rescue Renaud and break Armide’s spell. Renaud manages to escape from Armide, who is left enraged, despairing, and hopeless.

It’s a story about a clash of cultures and about male versus female power, but most of all it’s about the many ways that love can enchant, confuse, torment and destroy us.

There are many wonderful roles for all voice types, and every role has at least a very nice featured solo. The music is mid-Classical, with flavours of late Handel, Haydn, early Mozart and solid French style. We’ll be performing it in French.

English

Armida by Gluck, Sat 13 Lúna 2022, Ó (2022/2022), Faoi stiúir David Mosey, Nina Scott-Stoddart,, Seoltóir Melissa Doiron, Lillian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax, Canada

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