Tyrese Byrd as Ubaldo, Botond Pál as Rinaldo, and Emily Helenbrook as the title character in Opera Neo’s “Armida.” (Photo courtesy Gary Payne Photography) What was it about the story of Armida and ...

To prevent the capture of Jerusalem by the knights of the First Crusade, The Prince of Darkness has sent the enchantress Armida into the world to seduce the Christian heroes and turn them from their ...

Since founding Opera Neo in San Diego in 2012, artistic director Peter Kozma continues to expand its boundaries as an international company dedicated to performing rarely produced baroque operas and ...

Donald Macleod looks at the final chapter of Haydn's operatic career, with excerpts from Armida, a tale of love and sorcery set in the Middle Ages, and Orfeo ed Euridice, a version of the Orpheus myth ...

The composer considered Armida his finest opera. Conductor Antony Walker and the Orchestra of the Antipodes’ polished, well-balanced accompaniment vindicated Haydn’s judgment. Their shrewd tempo and ...

What was it about the story of Armida and Rinaldo — drawn from Torquato Tasso’s 1581 poetic paean to the first Crusade, Jerusalem Delivered — that convinced 18 composers, including Vivaldi, Handel, ...