JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (1632-1687): Armide.

Description: Lully's last complete tragédie en musique was first performed in 1686. In November 2008, a Naxos recording was issued, only the second-ever recording of the work, in which the conductor made several cuts and abridgements (11K015). In a completely different category is this live recording from the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Oct. 2008. 2 DVDs. Stéphanie d'Oustrac (mezzo), Paul Agnew (tenor), Laurent Naouri (bass-baritone), Claire Debono (soprano), Les Arts Florissants; William Christie. 16:9 widescreen. NTSC region 0. Dolby Digital Stereo or DTS 5.1. 168 min.