Armida March 1, 2011

Renee Fleming will reprise her tour-de-force portrayal of the title character in Rossini's virtuosic rarity 'Armida.' The opera will be seen in Mary Zimmerman's stylized production, created for Armida's Met premiere last season. Rising tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who won considerable plaudits for his sweet-voiced interpretation of Armida's lover Rinaldo last season, will reprise his role this year, as will fellow tenors Barry Banks (Carlo), John Osborn (Goffredo), Kobie van Resburg (Ubaldo), and Yeghishe Manucharyan (Eustazio). Antonino Siragusa makes his Met role debut as the crusader Gernando. Riccardo Frizza, who led the Met premiere of the work, returns to conduct this revival.