At The Opera, Bellini: I Puritani, July 23, 2016
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I puritani (The Puritans) is an opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. The opera premiered Janurary 24, 1835. The opera concerns the English civil war in the 1640s has divided the land between the supporters of Parliament under Oliver Cromwell (the Roundheads) and the Royalists faithful to the Stuart monarchy (the Cavaliers). King Charles has been beheaded and Queen Enrichetta (Henrietta) has escaped in disguise.
Cast:
Joan Sutherland - Elvira
Luciano Pavarotti - Arturo
Piero Cappuccilli - Riccardo
Nicolai Ghiaurov - Giorgio
Richard Bonynge – conductor
The Royal Opera House of Covent Garden
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:07 p.m.
Vincenzzo Bellini
Vincenzzo Bellini
I Puritani
London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Bonynge, conductor Joan Sutherland/Pavarotti
11:24 p.m.
Anna Moffo
Delibes
Air des clochettes
11:32 p.m.
Gianni Poggi
Innocenzi
Addio songi di gloria
11:36 p.m.
Poggi/Nicelli
Dicitencello vuie
11:39 p.m.
Poggi/Nicelli
De Curtis
Non ti scordar di me
11:42 p.m.
Poggi/Nicelli
Mazziotti
Mattinata Sicilana
11:45 p.m.
Anna Moffo
Puccini
Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi
