Rene Fleming makes her debut in the role of Grafin in this production of Strauss's opera recorded live at the Opera National De Paris in 2004. Ulf Schirmer conducts, and there are performances from Anne Sophie Von Otter, Dietrich Henschel, Rainer Trost, Gerard Finley and Franz Hawlata.

Recorded at the Saltzburger Festspiele in 2004, Semyon Bychkov conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Robert Carsen's production of Strauss's comic opera, with performances by Adrianne Pieczonka, Franz Hawlata, Angelika Kirchschlager and Franz Grundheber.

Ottavio Dantone leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in this first staging of Handel's opera at Glyndebourne, recorded live in August, 2011. Director Robert Carsen gives the production a contemporary updating, while cast members include Sonia Prina in the title-role, Anett Fritsch as Almirena, Brenda Rae as the Saracen sorceress Armida, and Luca Pisaroni as Argante, the King of Jerusalem.