Teatro Real: Armide
Madrid, Teatro Real — Main Hall
About the Event
If you find yourself in Madrid with a love for classical music and theater, don't miss the chance to see Armide at Teatro Real.
Lully's Armide is a Baroque masterpiece, renowned in the opera world, created by the composer alongside Quinault. This passionate tale of a sorceress and a Crusader knight is staged at Teatro Real in concert form, under the musical direction of Vincent Dumestre.
Tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts
Music by Jean‐Baptiste Lully (1632‐1687)
Libretto by Philippe Quinault, inspired by Torquato Tasso’s epic poem Gerusalemme liberata (1581)
Originally premiered at Théâtre du Palais‐Royal (Paris) on 15 February 1686
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Practical Information
Language: French
Surtitles in Spanish and English
Program
- Jean‐Baptiste Lully – Armide
Address
Teatro Real, Plaza Isabel II s/n , Madrid, Spain — Google Maps
