'An exemplary performance of Lully's unfamiliar opera Armide' George Hall
Lully
Armide Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Agnew, Laurent Naouri, Claire Debono, Isabelle Druet, Nathan Berg, Marc Mauillon, Marc Callaghan, Andrew Tortise, Anders J Dahlin, Francesca Boncompagni, Violaine Lucas, Virginie Thomas; Les Arts Florrisants / WIlliam Christie; dir: Robert Carsen
FRA Music-DVD FRA 005 (NTSC system; dts 5.1; 16:9 picture format) 199 mins (2 discs) Blu-ray: FRA 505 (1080i HD; dts 5.1; 16.9 picture format) 199 mins
For a full review, take a look at the September issue of BBC Music Magazine