Antonio Vivaldi

Armida al campo d'Egitto

Armida al campo d'Egitto is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to a libretto by Giovanni Palazzi. It was first performed during the Carnival season of 1718 at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice.

Recordings#

Complete recording with a restored version of Act II: *Armida al campo d’Egitto (Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor). Label: Naïve OP30492. (2010) The overture to Armida al campo d’Egitto can be heard on: *Vivaldi: Opera Overtures (I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor). Label: Apex 2564605372. *Sinfonie d’opera (I Virtuosi delle Muse; Stefano Molardi, conductor). Label: Divox CDX 70501–6. Two arias from the work, Invan la mia pietà tenta l’ingrato and Chi alla colpa fà tragitto, can be heard on: *Vivaldi: Arie Per Basso (Lorenzo Regazzo, bass; Concerto Italiano; Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor). Label: Naive 30415.

References#

Notes Sources *Booth, John (1989) Vivaldi, Omnibus Press, p. 71. *Jellinek, George (1994) History Through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon, Pro/Am Music Resources, p. 354.

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi