Opera seria in 3 acts Composer: Gioachino Rossini Libretto: Giovanni Federico Schmidt, after Torquato Tasso First performed: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 11 November 1817 ARMIDASopranoIsabella ColbranRINALDOTenorAndrea NozzariGOFFREDO [Geoffrey of Bouillon]TenorGiuseppe CiccimarraEUSTAZIO, his brotherTenorGaetano ChizzolàGERNANDOTenorClaudio BonoldiIDRAOTEBassMichele BenedettiASTRAOTTE, a demonTenor or bassGaetano ChizzolàCARLOTenorGiuseppe CiccimarraUBALDOTenorClaudio Bonoldi SETTING: The country near Jerusalem. The period of the Crusades. ★★★★ Armida … Continue reading 188. Armida (Rossini) →