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

Director(a) orquestal

Melissa Doiron

Director(a) de escena

David Mosey

Nina Scott-Stoddart

Coreógrafo(a)

Andrew Pelrine

Pianista

Giancarlo Scalia

Director(a) coral

Maureen Batt

Diseñador(a) de vestuario/Figurinista

Cantante

Soprano

Megan Cullen

Armide

Agnès Ménard

Tenor

Colin Frotten

Renaud

Vivien Illion

Phénice

Claire Hartlen

Sidonie

Joanna Loepp Thiessen

Mezzosoprano

Sarah Storms

La Haine

Joelle Kontos

Barítono

MarKo Hubert

Ubalde

francés

Armide -  (Armida)

Halifax

Canadá

Lillian Piercey Concert Hall

Armide Gluck

Public

Armida

Válido

Accordionist

Instrumentista

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor/actriz

Bailarín(a)

Chorus Director

Compositor(a)

Coro

Diseñador(a) de iluminación

Diseñador(a) de sonido

Diseñador(a) de video

Dramaturgia

Entrenador(a) vocal

Escenógrafo(a)

Extra

Illustrator

Libretista

Maestro repetidor

Maquillaje

Orchestra Operations

Orquesta

Otro

Peinado

Photographer

Poet

Producción Ejecutiva

Profesor(a)

Radiodifusión

Stage Manager

Traductor(a)

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contratenor

Contralto

Bajo

Bajobarítono

Alto

Continuo

Papel de hablante

Papel mudo

Vocalista infantil

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, sáb. 13 ago 2022, De (2022/2022), Dirigido por David Mosey, Nina Scott-Stoddart,, Director Melissa Doiron, Lillian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax, Canadá

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