Armide

Nicolas Poussin: Rinault et Armide (Louvre)

Armide is the French and English form of the name Armida, a sorceress in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata, after whom are also named:

Armide (Lully), an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Armide (Gluck), an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Le Pavillon d'Armide, ballet by Fokine
Armide (ship), a French frigate
- Armide-class frigate

See also Armida#Armida in opera

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