Gioachino Rossini - Armida (1817) - Terzet for Rinaldo, Ubaldo & Carlo - "In quale aspetto imbelle"

[2javivi1]

Hi LindoroRossini, Armida has an important aria for bass??

[allanrosendo]

@2javivi1 Armida has not any bass role!! This is really unusual, but it requeirs 6 tenors!!

[LindoroRossini]

@allanrosendo: Actually it has two bass parts, usually sung by a single soloist, but they are added simply to provide the lower line is a select number of ensembles (such as the first act quartet) and have no individual numbers of their own =).

[allanrosendo]

@LindoroRossini Thank you for the correct answer!! The roles are Idraote and Astarotte, really really small roles, but they are still there as you said!!

What do you think about this complete recording made by Scimone?

[2javivi1]

@allanrosendo I don't understand... in this recording, Ferruccio Furlanetto sings. And I thought that this opera requeired only 3 tenors.

[LindoroRossini]

@2javivi1: Read the description =).

P.S. The roles of Goffredo/Ubaldo and Gernardo/Carlo can be doubled. This is not actually required but it is frequently done and was done at the premiere of the work =D.

[2javivi1]

@LindoroRossini Ah, that's good, yes. Thank you.

[casmeis]

OK, that;s what I needed. Thanks very much. Very good notes, indeed.

[casmeis]

I've played this several times and like it a lot. Who are the tenors. and where are they performing?

[LindoroRossini]

@casmeis: Check the description below the video (the downward pointing arrow on the left of the view count) :).

[casmeis]

Thanks very much for posting this stirring music. Where are the "thorough notes" that Pastrypoet mentions? I'd like to know who is singing and where, and so on.

[LindoroRossini]

@casmeis: Check the description :).

[casmeis]

Thanks very much for posting this stirring music. Where are the "thorough notes" that Pastrypoet mentions? I'd like to know who is singing and where, and so on.

[Pastrypoet]

Thanks for posting this - along with your thorough notes. Very helpful.

[EtrofOnaip]

Nice music, but what has Rembrandt to do with this music ? Just an colorful Image ?

[Arsace88]

Merritt is very good in this role, but I prefer Blake in the production with June Anderson.

[symphonie19]

De toute beauté