Original Name I puritani
Librettist Carlo Pepoli (Based on Têtes Rondes et Cavalieres by Jacques-François Ancelot and Joseph Xavier Saintine)
Date of composition 1835
Premiered 1835, January 24th (Théâtre-Italien) in Paris, France
First published 1836
Type Opera
Instruments Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Voice (Tenor) - Lord Arturo Talbo
Voice (Soprano) - Elvira, betrothed to Arturo
Voice (Baritone) - Sir Riccardo Forth, the Puritan leader in love with Elvira
Voice (Bass) - Sir Giorgio Valton, Elvira's uncle
Voice (Bass) - Lord Gualtiero Valton, Elvira's father and Giorgio's brother
Voice (Tenor) - Sir Bruno Robertson
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Enrichetta di Francia, widow of Charles I
Links
Autotranslations beta Vincenzo Bellini: The Puritans "Melodramma serio in tre atti"
Vincenzo Bellini: The Puritans "Melodramma serio in tre atti"
Vincenzo Bellini: The Puritans "Melodramma serio in tre atti"