Armide facts for kids
Armide is a famous opera from the 17th century. It was created by two very talented people: Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote the music, and Philippe Quinault wrote the words (called the libretto). The story of Armide comes from a long poem called Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso.
This opera was first shown to the public on February 15, 1686. It was performed by the Paris Opéra at a special theater called the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Armide was so popular that it was performed many times again in the 1700s.
The main characters in the story are an amazing enchantress named Armide and a brave knight named Renaud. The opera tells a tale of magic, adventure, and their complicated love story.
Images for kids
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Lully's Armide at the Palais-Royal Opera House in 1761, watercolor by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
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Title page of the score's first edition, Paris 1686
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One of Jean Bérain's designs for the first staging of Armide, 1686
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Scene from act II, engraving from a score, 1700
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Engraving of the composer, from the score's frontispiece
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Rinaldo and Armida by Nicolas Poussin, 1629
See also
In Spanish: Armide para niños
