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I puritani

I puritani

I puritani

Main Stage
Opera and music

A couple's faith is tested.  

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A white woman in an off-the-shoulder, ivory satin gown stands against a dark, smoky background. Her long, wavy hair falls loosely over her shoulders, and she gazes softly forward with a pensive and exhausted expression, illuminated by gentle, diffused light. The air is thick with what looks like battle smoke. The woman represents Elvira in Richard Jones’ production of I Puritani.
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Richard Jones directs a new staging of Bellini’s last opera I puritani, featuring a sublime score and a passionate love story.

Running time
More information available soon
Guidance
There are depictions of knife violence. Some of the characters in this production experience the challenges of mental health. Please note that, as this is a new production, age guidance and content warnings may be subject to change.
Language
Sung in Italian with English surtitles, which are displayed on screens above the stage and around the auditorium.
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Exceptional philanthropic support from 

Royal Ballet and Opera Principal Julia Rausing Trust 

Generous philanthropic support from  

Dr Michael Engel and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 

The heat of battle

In a world of opposition, Elvira, a Puritan maiden, is in love with Arturo, a Royalist. Though her father initially opposes the match, he eventually agrees to their union. So far, so good – until their wedding day, when Arturo discovers that a Royalist prisoner needs help escaping and leaves Elvira, causing her to believe he has abandoned her for another woman. Heartbroken, she descends into madness. When Arturo, accused of treason, faces execution, the young couple's happiness is further threatened...

Background

Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece is transformed in Richard Jones’ compelling new staging, which stars Lisette Oropesa as the devoted and deeply vulnerable heroine Elvira, and Francesco Demuro as her courageous lover. With virtuosic coloratura passages and ethereal, otherworldly arias, Bellini’s score imbues I puritani with profound emotional depth, the opera exploring, in equal parts, the tenderness of true love and the shattering anguish of loss. Conductor Riccardo Frizza makes his debut with The Royal Opera.

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Cast and Creatives

Cast
The cast of this production may vary depending on performance date. Go to cast and dates to see these.
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Creatives
Music

Vincenzo Bellini

Libretto

Carlo Pepoli

Set Designer

Hyemi Shin

Costume Designer

Nicky Gillibrand

Lighting Designer

Adam Silverman

Movement Director

Sarah Fahie

Video Designer

Sasha Balmazi-Owen

Director

Richard Jones

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