For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura, and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals.

The first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years is a striking staging by Charles Edwards, who makes his company directorial debut after many successes as a set designer.

The Met has assembled a world-beating quartet of stars, conducted by Marco Armiliato, for the demanding principal roles. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Lawrence Brownlee are Elvira and Arturo, brought together by love and torn apart by the political rifts of the English Civil War, with baritone Artur Ruciński as Riccardo, betrothed to Elvira against her will, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as Elvira’s sympathetic uncle, Giorgio.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Creatives:

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

Conductor: Marco Armiliato

Production: Charles Edwards

Set Designer: Charles Edwards

Costume Designer: Gabrielle Dalton

Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell

Movement Director: Tim Claydon

Cast:

Elvira Walton: Lisette Oropesa

Lord Arturo Talbot: Lawrence Brownlee

Riccardo Forth: Artur Ruciński

Giorgio Walton: Christian Van Horn

what to expect

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