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| Composer | Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787) |
| Period | Classical |
| Year | 1777 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Unhappy ever after: Gluck's Armide returns to Paris
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Excellent performances and stage direction make a good case for an opera that's on the slow side dramatically.
Cross-dressing abounds: Gluck's Armide
Excellent playing from Les Musiciens du Louvre and a mixed vocal performance are matched by a staging by Ivan Alexandre likely to be controversial.
Barrie Kosky's visually stunning take on Gluck's Armide at De Nederlandse Opera
After Cavalli’s Ercole Amante in 2009 and Handel’s Deidamia in 2011, De Nederlandse Opera is continuing its exploration of obscure Baroque operas with Gluck’s Armide, until 27 October.I always wondered why Armide was Gluck’s own favourite work.