A new production of Bellini’s I Puritani graces the Metropolitan Opera stage for the first time in almost 50 years. Directed by successful set designer Charles Edwards, the opera follows the story of two lovers torn apart in the political and social upheavals caused by the English Civil War. Lisette Oropesa is Elvira Walton, Lawrence Brownlee is Lord Arturo Talbot, Artur Ruciński is Riccardo Forth, and Christian Van Horn is Giorgio Walton. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Bellini’s I Puritani
Lisette Oropesa as Elvira and Lawrence Brownlee as Arturo in Bellini's "I Puritani." (Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera)
