Armide

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Armide is the French and English form of the name Armida, a witch in Torquato Tasso's epic poem "Jerusalem Delivered" (1580). The sequence of the poem recounting her love affair with the Christian knight Renaud (Rinaldo) inspired many operas, including:

Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1686)
Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (1711)
Armide by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1777)

Operas with similar names and the same basic story line:

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This page was last modified 21:26, 18 May 2008 by Wikipedia user Sevela.p. Based on work by Wikipedia user(s) Phe-bot, Joonasl, ShakespeareFan00, Violncello, Kleinzach, Jdiazch, NYArtsnWords, Panairjdde and BaronLarf.
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