Armide

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Armide. Opera in 5 acts by Gluck. Lib. by Quinault, based on Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered (1575). Prod. Paris 1777; Manchester, in concert version, 1860; CG 1906; NY Met 1910. Among 40 operas based on Tasso's story are those by Lully, Handel, Jommelli, Salieri, Haydn, Rossini, and Dvořák.

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