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

Dirigent

Melissa Doiron

Regissör

David Mosey

Nina Scott-Stoddart

Koreograf

Andrew Pelrine

Pianist

Giancarlo Scalia

Körledare

Maureen Batt

Kostym designer

Sångare

Soprano

Megan Cullen

Armide

Agnès Ménard

Tenor

Colin Frotten

Renaud

Vivien Illion

Phénice

Claire Hartlen

Sidonie

Joanna Loepp Thiessen

Mezzo-soprano

Sarah Storms

La Haine

Joelle Kontos

Baritone

MarKo Hubert

Ubalde

franska

Halifax

Kanada

Lillian Piercey Concert Hall

Armide Gluck

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

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

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Dansare

Dramaturg

Exekutiv producent

Extra

Hårstylist

Illustrator

Kompositör

Kör

Librettist

Ljud designer

Ljus designer

Orchestra Operations

Orkester

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetitör

Scenograf

Skådespelare

Sminkartist

Stage Manager

Teacher

Tolk

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

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

Armide by Gluck, fre 12 aug 2022, Från (2022/2022), Regisserad av David Mosey, Nina Scott-Stoddart,, Dirigent Melissa Doiron, Lillian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax, Kanada

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