Armida (Hungary)
Joseph Haydn

Assistant Director | Dir. András Almási-Tóth| 2025
​Eiffel Art Studios – Miklós Bánffy Stage | Hungarian State Opera in co-production with Opera Neo (Budapest, Hungary)

"Under Almási-Tóth’s smart, agile direction, this cast of six young but accomplished singers made an alluring case for this 1784 opera."

Ken Herman, San Diego Story ​

  Produced in collaboration with The Hungarian State Opera, Joseph Haydn’s rarely performed masterpiece is a unique take on a story from Torquato Tasso’s “Jerusalem Delivered” – an epic poem that served as source material for a whole slew of famous operas from Handel to Dvořak. Centered on the larger themes of Love and War, this piece delves into human psychology by exploring duty and glory in conflict with desire, passion, and commitment – all through the story of the magical love affair between a sorceress and a knight.

Photography by Attila Nagy & Gary Payne