| ext">A dramatic opera in seven scenes and three | | | | directs the epic which according to her has immense |
| acts, Franz Joseph Haydn's Armida was performed | | | | visual elements and enchanting qualities. |
| several times between 1784 and 1788 at the | | | | The composer is Gioachino Rossini and Librettist is |
| Esterháza Court Theatre. During Haydn’s | | | | Giovanni Schmidt. Sung in Italian there will be titles in |
| lifetime it was performed in various places such as | | | | German, English and Spanish. You can book your |
| Bratislava, Vienna, Turin, Budapest etc. The dramatic | | | | Armida tickets online. |
| opera went out of performance for some time and | | | | The Metropolitan Opera House was inaugurated in |
| was later revived in the late 60s in Bern stage | | | | 1966 and boasts of fine acoustics and beautiful design. |
| production and a Cologne concert. | | | | It is considered to be a jewel of Lincoln Center. The |
| This Italian opera Armida, composed by Franz Joseph | | | | Armida opera live show can be enjoyed by booking |
| Haydn, (March 31, 1732 - May 31, 1809), went on stage | | | | your Armida tickets in advance. An extra fee of $1.50 |
| initially in the Esterháza, Court Theatre on February | | | | per ticket will be collected as facility fee that will go |
| 26, 1784. In the 1770s and 80s Joseph Haydn on behalf | | | | towards the maintenance of the Opera House. |
| of his employer managed an opera group which | | | | The price per Armida ticket varies from 103 to 182 |
| performed various operas annually. He was initially | | | | pounds. The Metro is located between West 62nd and |
| known as a famous composer of symphonies. Armida | | | | 65th streets and Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues |
| was the last and best opera created by Haydn. | | | | on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York |
| Armida is a mythical story of a sorceress who | | | | City. |
| attracts men to visit her island prison. Renée Fleming | | | | You can get your opera tickets easily by booking it |
| stars opposite six different tenors in the main role of | | | | online which is the easiest method. Booking starts on |
| this Rossini opera. Rossini’s opera Armida will | | | | 1st May 2010 and closes on 15th May 2010. By booking |
| be presented live on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1 PM ET | | | | ahead on the online sites, you can be free of the |
| / 10 AM PT, live from the Metropolitan Opera in New | | | | tension of waiting in queue and waste of time and |
| York City just for a single day. Mary Zimmerman | | | | energy. |