Armida (Righini, Vincenzo)

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Work Title Armida, dramma con musica
Alternative. Title Armida, Singspiel in 2 Akten
Composer Righini, Vincenzo
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IVR 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 Acts
First Performance. 1782-7-23, Vienna, Auersperg Palace. Revised version; ?1788, Aschaffenburg.
First Publication. 1797
Librettist after Marco Coltellini (1719−1777), after Torquato Tasso (1544–1595)
Karl Alexander Herklots (1759-1830), German translation
Language Italian / German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra (piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, large drum, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, strings
External Links RISM 452516922 description of a (partially) autograph (partially copied) score from 1803(ca.), at the Hans-Sommer-Archiv, Berlin