What is Armide?
[[File:Jean-Baptiste Lully by Antoine Coysevox.jpg|thumb|Jean-Baptiste Lully by Antoine Coysevox]] {{italictitle}} '''''Armide''''' is an opera. The music was written by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]. The words were written by [[Philippe Quinault]]. The story of the opera is based on ''Jerusalem Delivered'' by [[Torquato Tasso]]. It was first performed February 15, 1686 by the [[Paris Opéra]] at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. It was revived several times in the 18th century. The story is about an enchantress named Armide and her love for a knight named Renaud. [[Category:17th-century operas]] [[Category:1680s works]] {{performing-arts-stub}}